We need your help before the holidays
Only 8 new members will secure NOK 155,000 in financial support!
From 2026, the state will increase the membership requirement for state financial support from 50 to 100 members and the Buddhist Society of Norway (DNBF) is approaching an important milestone: We now count 92 and only 8 members are missing to receive NOK 155,000 in financial support next year.
For a small society, this means a boost that makes it easier to continue what we are already doing: creating space for silence, learning and community. We are rarely actively seeking members; DNBF has grown naturally through retreats, teaching and the people who find their way to us.
Now we hope for some help in this last stage before the new year.
Events
The XIII Global Conference on Buddhism
Saturday and Sunday 7-8th of November 2026 in Poland. More information.
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
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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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Last footprints
Nitho was invited to Łódź in Poland to teach a weekend workshop on basic meditation and the eightfold path.
A Norwegian-language silent longer retreat for those with little experience was the goal, and so it was. We also wanted to build experience with filming the instructions given, while the Northern Lights set the scene outdoors.
Nitho was to become a successful economist, but in stead he became a Buddhist monk. He partly blames the mountains for that.
The meeting with the monastics in southern Italy was more than a volunteer stay. It was a reminder of why the fight for equality in Buddhism means so much.
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 was both retreat teaching, BBC interviews, 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.
Latest inspiration
There is no teaching of the bodhisattva ideal in early Buddhism, writes Professor Analayo. This idea only became an ideal 500 years after the Buddha's passing, so it is not the Buddha's teachings. But why did this ideal come about? Bhikkhu Analayo has written a small booklet on the subject, which can be downloaded here. Is it a myth?
Nitho was to become a successful economist, but in stead he became a Buddhist monk. He partly blames the mountains for that.
Ajahn Brahmali was invited to Norway to teach Satipatthana or Right Mindfulness, and how this is explained in early Buddhism and how it creates a clear, happy and free mind. Find the podcast episodes and notes of the teaching here.
What exactly does 'right mindfulness' mean in Buddhism? Ajahn Brahmali explains the concept of 'samma sati' and how it relates to meditation and the eightfold path.
Latest news
The board of DNBF is now asking for help from our members! The state has changed the requirements for receiving financial support, and we are only missing 8 members!
Mikko Asunta, who has worked to build up our sister organization in Finland, now chooses to start a full-time training, and picks up the brown robe.
The board of DNBF and some members have now together described a dream for our future when it comes to property and buildings to promote inspiration, practice and the social.
It is an honor to be the person who thanks you for your help, on behalf of a world of people who seek wisdom and happiness.
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!
