Events

These events are open for registration:

The XIII Global Conference on Buddhism

Saturday and Sunday 7-8th of November 2026 in Poland. More information.

Upcoming event

We are working on these events – more info and registration later:

  • Weekend retreat Copenhagen

    April 2025 | location undecided | Basic meditation and mindfulness

  • Anukampa visits and teaching

    May 22-26, 2025 | Anukampa Grove, Oxford, UK | Retreat and online

  • 7-day retreat Lammi

    6 – 15 June 2025 | Lammi, Finland | Meditation, guiding, mentoring, Q&A

  • 7-days residential retreat Stockholm

    October 2025 | Outside of Stockholm, Sweden | Meditation, guiding, mentoring, Q/A

  • Weekend Poland

    November 2025 | Warsaw, Poland | Meditation, guiding, guidance, questions/answers

Footpath

See all our footprints on this page. Here are the last five:

Annual report 2024

7. March 2025|

DNBF annual report for 2024 - activities, future, chair's report, spiritual leader's report and accounts.

7 days at Troset

25. February 2025|

Troset outside Trondheim could offer everything this week in February 2025 - peace and quiet, beautiful nature, great weather, northern lights and a sparkling starry sky - as well as many who managed to expand their comfort zone on the way to a beautiful mind.

Deeper meditation Stockholm

12. February 2025|

The Eightfold Path, and hindrances in meditation was the theme in Stockholm February 2025.

Samadhi and sauna

6. January 2025|

It seems like every center in Finland has a sauna, including retreat centers - and often combined with ice bathing. This was also the case at Friendship Inn.

The four inspiring places in India

29. December 2024|

Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and Kusinara are four places in India for inspiration and motivation, and in 2024 DNBF made its first trip to India.

First bhikkhuni in Thailand

29. December 2024|

Prior to the pilgrimage to India, we visited the first woman in Thailand to be fully ordained as a bhikkhuni in modern times.

Local groups

DNBF is a young society, but has members and is connected to groups spread across Norway – and we also try to promote activities in other Nordic countries.

Oslo
More info
Bergen
Trondheim
Arendal
Stockholm
Tampere

Articles

  • Silence as a subject in school

    Silence, meditation and yoga. A number of experts are urging the authorities to include these subjects in school to counteract stress in many children. And in Sweden, they’re already at it.

  • We spend little time in silence

    Many of us avoid silence because we don’t want to be in touch with our own thoughts and feelings. But silence is more important than we might think.

  • Silence is the new superpower

    The brain needs silence. It needs time without music, mobile, podcasts and YouTube. Time without meetings and people. The brain likes it when you’re bored. That you don’t do anything.

The Anukampa Project – England

Venerable Canda has established a new society in England, focusing on early Buddhism and equal opportunities for women and men. Find her on The Anukampa Project website, and listen to the BBC report on this website.

We try to find and connect the best resources available, and create an arena for development and wisdom.

Spiritual Advisor

Ajahn Brahm, Spiritual Director of BSWA in Australia, as well as mentor and friend of Ajahn Nitho, has now been given the role of Spiritual Adviser for our society. He has taken on this role in order to help the committee moving forward with projects we want to realize in Norway.

Patron or donation

We rely on financial support for our operations, and a patron is someone who protects our society through a monthly donation of voluntary size. One-off donations are also welcome!

DNBF podcast

When the society produces high-quality teaching, we publish these on podcasts so that as many people as possible can benefit from the teaching. We have grouped the teaching into three different podcasts. These are bilingual podcasts, where some episodes are in Norwegian and some in English.

Buying Property for Retreat Centre

The society is looking for property around Oslo, which is suitable for a future retreat centre. We are looking for those who want to sell a property, and people who can give us a lead, advice or help. Read more about the property we are looking for on this info page.

Newsletter

Subscribe to our mailing lists to receive information about activities. Not many newsletters will be sent out and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Books

For more than 2,500 years, Buddhism has inspired people to develop profound wisdom about their own nature through a training of the mind. The goal is a mind that is light, free, energetic and present – free from heavy emotions and thoughts. So the focus is development of human qualities – not an all-powerful creator.

Such a quality of life is the result of a spiritual awakening taught by Buddha, with the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path at its core.

And those who pick up this training start corresponding development, gradually and over a longer period of time, and get results according to their own efforts and starting point.

But Buddhism is profound, complex, challenging and with a long time horizon.

Good and inspiring books are important for this training, and we have made a small overview that can help you along the way!

Membership

DNBF welcomes you as a member of a society that promote teachings, practice and realization of the Buddha’s teachings!

Some of our sponsors

Photos: Andreas Rasmussen, Patrik Kovar, Tohamina, Munir Rani, Oscar Nord