The big spring retreat at Venabu the 4th of – 11. May with Venerable Canda and Nitho is almost fully booked, but a few places are left. Teaching will be in English language. We set a limit of approx. 50 participants.

The AGM was held on 7th of March 2025 where a new board was elected. The new board can be found on this website, and the annual report for 2024 is available on this website.

Kindfulness weekend retreats are arranged in Arendal and Stavanger, respectively 5th – 5. – 6th of April and 26th 26. – 27th of April. This weekend, an introduction to meditation is given, and throughout the weekend follows instructions on how the meditation can be deepened, and how a good lifestyle can build up the meditation in a good way.

An important theme for this weekend is joy in meditation. In the Buddha’s original texts in the Pali language, we can often read: sukhino cittaṃ samādhiyati = a person with joy in the mind receives deep meditation. Joy and happiness are elements of meditation that we in the West often forget. This weekend we will look at and try out advice from the master himself.

Anukampa is growing into its role as a haven of deep practice, inner peace, and wisdom for women in Europe. Together with the organization Handful of Leaf, a video was made that presents Anukampa.

During the weekend retreat 28th and 29th of June, we will be visited by the Norwegian senior monk Ajahn Brahmali, and the focus will be our own nature and inner peace through an ancient meditation practice. We will dive deep into the heart of Buddhist meditation, and explore the Satipaṭṭhāna text – a cornerstone text that has guided us for millennia. This weekend is not just about learning; It’s about experiencing and integrating these timeless teachings into your daily life.

From 6th to 15th of June 2025, there will be a summer retreat at the Lammi Retreat Center with Ajahn Nitho and the Finnish monk Ajahn Mudito as instructors. The teaching is in English language, they there is a few places available. Go to our sister association for more information.

We are now expanding to two newsletters:

• DNBF Events – information about retreats, courses and events that are sent out 5-10 times a year
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We plan to set up an intensive course in the Buddhist Pali language during 2025/2026. The course will run full-time for 9 days. The first part is a thorough introduction to the language and grammar where we work with simple sentences. In the second part of the course, the participants themselves and as a group will translate a simpler, but real teaching from the Buddha from Pali into English − which is actually not that difficult.

We have found a professor from Sweden who will be responsible for the teaching, and both the teaching and all teaching materials will be in English. More information on this website.

• Can you be the auditor for our annual accounts 2024? It takes one afternoon/evening together with the finance manager, send an email to regnskap@dnbf.org
• Do you have some time and expertise to spare – we are considering making a new logo for the society, because we currently actually have two – one for the website and one for social media. Are you good with graphics? Read more here.
• We are looking for someone who can be a moderator on our social media – Facebook and Instagram. Send an email to post@dnbf.org if you can help!
• Otherwise, we are looking for volunteers who can help us edit teachings, and publish these to our three podcasts. Maybe you like podcasting, and want to help?