LAND HAS BEEN PURCHASED!!

The Dharma Wheel Hermitage is aspirational no longer! We have signed the final papers, paid the down payment - and received the sale documents for the land pictured above. Approx. 2 acres just north of Alturas, California. We paid a mere $5000.00 USD for this gorgeous piece of paradise, and we have a twenty year note which makes the payments just $75.00 USD per month tax and HOA included.

We have begun a Land Fund with the aim of paying off this note in a far shorter time than 20 years. The posted goal of the fund is the total purchase price of $5000.00 and every penny donated will go straight to paying off the loan. When the goal is reached, the land will be completely paid for.

Any donation of $300.00 USD or more and you can be designated as a "Founder" of the Dharma Wheel Hermitage. Founders will have their names on a plaque in the prayer hall, will be acknowledged on the website - and possibly have their names inscribed elsewhere on the Hermitage property. If you would like to be a Founder, please choose that perk on the special Land Appeal fund raising page linked below.

DONATE TO THE LAND FUND

A Vajrayana Buddhist Hermetic Journey

The goal of the Dharma Wheel project is to establish a permanent Buddhist hermitage in either California or Arizona. In addition to a place of retreat for the resident Warden, I hope to obtain at least 2 acres and build a small campground with tent spaces that will facilitate small private retreats led by guest Monks and Lamas.

This doesn't mean we won't still wander about the countryside. We may even travel around the USA a bit. To that end, we are currently trying to obtain an electric tricycle, a small cargo trailer - and the solar panel we will need to recharge. This vital piece of equipment will also be necessary transportation when we find land.

A Wandering Hermit & Gypsy Dharma

While we work to obtain land to settle, my two dogs and I live out of a survival kit mounted on a sturdy garden wagon. I have been living this renounced lifestyle for several years. Our goal in our travels is a simple one. If we can't enlighten them, we at least can make them smile!

With the famous wandering hermit the great Khendrup Norsang Gyatso as our inspiration, we spend our days moving about our little local community, trying to spread some cheer and make things nicer by cleaning up a bit. We ask for nothing and rely entirely upon our karma each day. In the evenings, we retire to the wild areas nearby and spend our nights in nature.

A Life Of Dharma & Dogs

My name is Christopher Doyon, and my two incredible companions are Prince Xander Bai II and Prince Xavier Fox. I have been a practicing Buddhist since 2010. I at last received the Bachelor's Degree that I began some three decades ago at Ball State University - where I studied Comparative Religion and Western Philosophy. I am currently working towards my Master of Buddhist Studies while I finish my first dharma book. I aspire to be a Buddhist hermit and monk in the Vajrayana school.

My ministry, such as it is - revolves around my own experience as a Western Catholic convert to Vajrayana Buddhism. I have spent the past 15 years navigating these troubled spiritual waters, and try and share a bit of my wisdom on how to be a good Buddhist in the West, and in these times. My approach is completely orthodox, I do not believe in New Age innovations or secular psychology ideas. I follow the Kagyu lineage headed up by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. However, I remain open-minded to wisdom from any of the authentic schools or lineages of worldwide Buddhism that can help me understand suffering and death better.