Seattle Dana Garden donates produce

The Marici Fellowship Dana Garden has donated 28 lbs of produce to local food banks. Winter squash, baby butternut squash, and heirloom tomatoes are about to begin to be harvested.

2023 Summer Camp

Please join H.E. Avikrita Rinpoche and members of Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism this August 6 – 8th for this year’s Marici Fellowship Summer Camp! Registration is required.

Dana Garden Blessing April 2023

The Marici Fellowship in Seattle held a Dana Garden opening work party on April 22nd 2023. Volunteers worked to prep the garden for planting, install the ollas to help with water conservation, and build the greenhouse for the tomatoes, peppers and eggplants. One the garden was prepared for the spring planting a garden blessing was bestowed by H.E. Abhaya  Vajra…

Marici Branch-Out January 2023

Starting 2023 in a beautiful way: planting trees for the environment, and connecting with the community! Marici Fellowship Branch out event on Jan 14th 2023 was a special event. We were requested to come back to this location by Christine Clark, a Green Seattle Forest Steward and representative of the local Duwamish area community group. We made many new friends…

Composite picture of Marici volunteers and the Marici logo with the date of the event

Register Now for Seattle’s Winter Event 2023 Jan 6-7

Register today for a wonderful volunteer opportunity with The Marici Fellowship! The Caring By Sharing Big Winter Event 2023 will take place on January 6th and 7th. Volunteer space is limited. Please click below to register! https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5677536

November Meal Service-Momos in Seattle

Dagmo Lhanze la and the Momo Making Team came together this month to provide a special meal offering for Marici’s monthly meal to Bob G’s Shelter in Seattle. 4 trays of momos amounting to 400 pieces! The service also included a beautiful salad and Chocolate fudge.  Please click an image to view full size. And check out the video as…

Tree Planting Story and Pictures

The first Marici Branch-out event of 2022 was a huge success! 170 plants were planted by very happy (if slightly drenched) volunteers in West Seattle. Special thanks to Noah for organizing this!

Branch Out Planting Event 10/22

This Saturday, October 22nd at 1:00 pm, is the Marici Branch Out Initiative Planting Event in West Seattle! Sign up to volunteer! Each Branch-out event involves participation in the recitation of special prayers and Mantras given to us by H.E. Avikrita Rinpoche to create a sacred, protected space for the trees to be planted and then together volunteers will plant…

Dana Garden Fall Harvest 2022

The Marici Fellowship in Seattle has garden we call The Dana Garden. Although the summer started late, we had a bountiful harvest. Our harvest at the end of September was the last Big Crop before the weather changes. 40lbs went to the West Seattle Food Bank. The Marici Fellowship continues to forge beneficial relations with this familiar site.     Please…

Rinpoche at a table outdoors covered in colorful cloth, beneath prayer flags

Marici Yatra

The first ever Marici Yatra took place near Granite Falls in Washington State on Aug 21, 2022. More than 40 Fellowship members and monks attended. Rinpoche led the “yatra,” guiding participants in establishing the right motivation then the process of visualizing the objects of refuge and reciting mantras to transform an ordinary hike in nature into an extraordinary pilgrimage dedicated…