Welcome
We're glad you stopped by − here you will find information about DNBF's activities, inspiration and our footsteps. As a society, we create teaching, arena for practice, and help people towards the realization of the Buddha's teachings regardless of age, skin color and faith.
We have no mystical shortcut to convey, but a solid, proven gradual training, which for the vast majority takes many years.
Events
This season of teaching is over and we thank Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Stavanger, Arendal, Trondheim, Venabu, India, Oxford – the instructors Venerables Canda, Sujato, Nissarano, Mudito, Brahmali and Nitho – retreat leaders, volunteers and the board of DNBF.
Now there is a 3 month retreat for the instructors from July to October – and we are working on planning the next season…
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 HelsinkiOctober 2025 | Helsinki, Finland | Meditation, guiding, guidance, questions/answers
Weekend PolandNovember 2025 | Lodz, Poland | Meditation, guiding, guidance, questions/answers
Weekend StockholmDecember 2025 | Stockholm, Sweden | Meditation, guiding, guidance, questions/answers
A short text that introduces the basic principles of Buddhism – the four noble truths, the eightfold path, our own responsibility, our actions, democracy and equality.
Little by little, we introduce our own digital media for communication about our projects and activities − some in closed groups and some open, free from spam, advertising and trolling.
Podcast
Here are some selected podcast episodes – find all the podcasts and episodes here:
Focusing on the fact that our body is going to die, can arouse a sense of spiritual urgency, that again can help us developing wholesome states of mind. This practice is of great fruit and benefits, it helps to put life in perspective − what is important in life, what should we prioritise, what values should we have. We ask ourselves – how kind have we been, how much gratitude have we shown and how much wisdom have we developed?
This contemplation gives us resilience in time of death, it helps us live our lives to the best, so we have no regrets. And surprisingly, in will also bring us into the present moment of our lives.
If you only have a short time left to live − what would you have done?
This teaching was given at Venabu 2025:
https://dnbf.org/en/2025/05/venabu-may-2025/
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Feedback
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Donation
The non-profit society DNBF together with the instructor has produced and distributed this podcast for free and without advertising, but we are dependent on financial support through one-time donations or monthly patron donations for our operation and development:
Anukampa – https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
DNBF Donation – https://dnbf.org/en/donation/
DNBF Patron – https://dnbf.org/en/patron/
Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter to receive information about our activities:
https://dnbf.org/en/newsletter/
Membership
You are welcome as a member, and we have a lot to offer in terms of activities:
https://dnbf.org/en/membership/
Problems
If you have a problem with this podcast, send an email to: post@dnbf.org
Tidlig buddhisme er Buddhas lære som alle tradisjoner har til felles − og som ikke er koblet til en spesiell tradisjon. Hva er denne læren, og hva er kommet til senere? Ajahn Brahmali og Bhante Sujato har skrevet boken «The Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts» som handler om nettopp dette, og hvorfor dette er viktig. Dette er en serie på fem episoder som har sin egen nettside med notater og illustrasjoner:
https://dnbf.org/2024/09/tidlig-buddhisme/
Denne undervisningen ble gitt i Oslo 2024:
https://dnbf.org/2024/06/hva-buddha-underviste/
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Tilbakemelding
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Donasjon
Det frivillige foreningen DNBF har sammen med instruktøren produsert og distribuert denne podcasten gratis og uten reklame, men vi er avhengig av økonomisk støtte gjennom engangsgaver eller månedlige beskytterdonasjoner for vår drift og utvikling:
DNBF-donasjon – https://dnbf.org/donasjon/
DNBF-patron – https://dnbf.org/patron/
Nyhetsbrev
Abonner på vårt nyhetsbrev for å motta informasjon om våre aktiviteter:
https://dnbf.org/nyhetsbrev/
Medlemskap
Du er velkommen som medlem, og vi har mye å tilby av aktiviteter:
https://dnbf.org/medlemskap/
Problemer
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The Word of the Buddha is a booklet and a series of talks given by the author Ajahn Brahm, where he reads out and comment on a comprehensive and deep summary of the four noble truths and the eight fold path of the Buddha.
In this first part Ajahn Brahm reads out and comments the four noble truths of the Buddha, and goes deeper into the first noble truth, including the definition of the five components of existence.
The booklet kan be downloaded as pdf here: https://dnbf.org/The-Word-of-the-Buddha.pdf
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Please, feel free to recommend this podcast to your friends!
Feedback
If you have feedback or questions about this podcast, send an email to: post@dnbf.org
Donation
The non-profit society DNBF together with the instructor has produced and distributed this podcast for free and without advertising, but we are dependent on financial support through one-time donations or monthly patron donations for our operation and development:
DNBF Donation – https://dnbf.org/en/donation/
DNBF Patron – https://dnbf.org/en/patron/
Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter to receive information about our activities:
https://dnbf.org/en/newsletter/
Membership
You are welcome as a member, and we have a lot to offer in terms of activities:
https://dnbf.org/en/membership/
Problems
If you have a problem with this podcast, send an email to: post@dnbf.org
Last footprints
In June, Ajahn Brahmali was invited to teach Satipatthāna—a focus of attention that creates clarity and freedom of the mind—an ancient meditation practice. Find the teaching and notes here.
There is a lot going on in our society these days – and recently we received an extra inspirational invitation: our spiritual advisor and benefactor, Ajahn Brahm, has invited us to concretize our common dream of a center in Norway.
The 9-day retreat in Lammi, Finland, exceeded all expectations for the 25 participants, and there was both a gold medal and a laurel wreath for the two instructors Ajahn Mudito and Ajahn Nitho.
DNBF's former chairman Jon Endre Mørk and Nitho had to go to Oxford to meet and congratulate Venarable Canda, which has just established the first place for fully ordained women in the UK. There were both retreat teaching , a BBC interview, a walk along the Themes river and the opportunity to get to know the new center.
We had more than 50 registered for the Venabu retreat in the spring of 2025, and since spring came early and Venabu was free of snow, there was also the opportunity for a trip and practice out in nature. You can also find the teaching here.
DNBF was invited to Stavanger to conduct a weekend retreat with a focus on kindness, joy and happiness - and why this is important.
It was a captivating weekend in Arendal - both instructor and retreat leader had long been wanted, and after prisoner numbers were assigned, they had to endure isolation - at least two days.
Anukampa's Growing Role as a Sanctuary for Deep Practice, Inner Peace, and Wisdom 24:50
DNBF annual report for 2024 - activities, future, chair's report, spiritual leader's report and accounts.
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.
Latest inspiration
There are many hindrances (nīvarana) in meditation, and if you are not aware of these, or do not understand them, you can waste a lot of time. Podcast episode can be found in the article.
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.
We have collected key and recommended books about Buddhism - in English and Norwegian, as well as the forest tradition to which the society belongs.
On the path to wisdom, there is much to learn, and a lot of things is taught in different traditions. If we go back to the Buddha's teachings that are found in the Pali and Sanskrit languages, and put aside new ideas from the interpretive literature of various traditions, we can highlight these misunderstandings that many have.
Latest news
The Buddhist Society of Norway (DNBF) is an society rooted in a forest tradition that goes back to early Buddhism and its practices − where Ajahn Chah from Thailand was a great role model. We actively work to spread the wisdom and values of this tradition, and we want to grow as a community.
Erlend Neergaard was born in 1975, lives in Sandnessjøen and works as an IT coordinator at Mowi. He has been a board member of the Buddhist Society of Norway and a board member of the DNT branch of Sandnessjøen and surrounding Trekking Association. His favorite activities are outdoor activities, meditation, exercise, traveling.
The Buddhist Society of Norway (DNBF) is an society rooted in a forest tradition that goes back to early Buddhism and its practices − where Ajahn Chah from Thailand was a great role model. We actively work to spread the wisdom and values of this tradition, and we want to grow as a community.
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.
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!
