The first retreat of the fall was called The Way Home and was a weekend with a light atmosphere and 18 practitioners who got to know Jaran de los Santos Olsen's meditations on body, emotions and presence.

Jaran has been interviewed about his background both as a former Buddhist monk and now as a psychologist in Oslo, which has led him to teach emotion-focused mindfulness.

Last week, DNBF received its first letter of approval from the State and we've held our first wedding ceremony - which is pretty cool!

As the monastics intensify their efforts during the annual three-month retreat, we look forward to an exciting fall. Leading up to our trip to India, we have the following activities on the calendar.

During his tour of Europe, Norwegian Ajahn Brahmali stopped by Oslo to teach what really is the teachings of the Buddha, and what are myths.

Early Buddhism is the Buddha's teachings that all traditions have in common − and which are not connected to a particular tradition. What is this doctrine, and what has come later?

Guided meditation focused on care and patience.

Every morning, Johann Forfang does the same. Before he eats or exercises, before he checks his mobile phone and before the dog Ringo gets his walk. One of Norway's best ski jumpers hand-brews coffee. In silence.

In this guided meditation, the body is first allowed to relax and be free, then the focus shifts to the mind and we take on the role of an observer only, leaving everything as it is.

We got to rent premises at Energiverkstedet in Stavanger, and then we had a weekend retreat with basic meditation and mindfulness.

DNBF's first meeting with Finland was in Kreivila, and the retreat was - just like the society's first retreat in Norway - a smaller but open retreat where the participants got to know each other well.

On the weekend of 11th and 12th of May 2024, DNBF was in Stockholm for the first time to teach basic meditation and mindfulness. We had found Hälsans Hus by the old town - close to the city center and with fantastic views.

Summer is almost here and a few events remain before the holidays, and the late summer events are starting to fall into place - as usual, we are gathering inspiration from near and far!

49 participants from 9 countries met at Venabu for meditation and inspiration for 8 days - nice weather, lots of meditation, inspiration, smiles and joy, as well as good opportunities for skiing or walking for fresh air.

Etter et retrett, hvordan kan vi fortsette vår praksis, hvordan kan vi overføre ferdighetene våre til hverdagen?

In this guided meditation, given deep into a longer retreat, the focus is on programming your mindfulness, which is not so much a doing, but a seeing.

Ajahn Nitho describes in this talk what wisdom is according to the teaching of the Buddha.

This talk is about loving kindness − what it is, how it affects our mind, different ways of doing loving kindness meditation, and how it connects to deep meditation and awakening.

This is a guided meditation that first focuses on our sensory impressions and allows them to calm down.

In this talk, Venerable Canda talks about guarding the sense doors, and the hindrances that arise in relation to the sensory world, with the goal to create clarity of mind.

Often the meditation object, for example the breath, is too subtle to focus on, maybe because your life is bussy with work, responsibilities and being social.

Doing breath meditation ends sometimes up being dry and out of oomph, then try the advice of the Buddha.

We all want more happiness and less suffering. What is the reason for happiness?

This is a recording of a question and answers session normally done every evening during retreat.

A guided meditation with a focus on establishing a good foundation for further meditation.

A doctor who wants to freeze his body when he dies, in the hope of a longer or eternal life. A bhikkhu who claims that we already have eternal life - only that we change bodies at the end of the life cycle, and that there is something better. A priest who hopes and believes in eternal life through Christian faith.

On the weekend of 13th and 14th of April 2024, Kindfulness was the topic at Pranahuset in Sandvika. Ajahn Nitho attracted a full house of meditators, and the focus was Buddha's instructions "sukhino cittaṃ samādhiyati" - the mind of a happy person gets deep meditation.

At her mother's home in Ørsta, the Norwegian Bhikkhu is back where he grew up. "My family has been very supportive of the change in my life. Over a cup of tea, I am reminiscing about the time when Ajahn Nitho was Bjørge Berg.

What could be better than having a retreat in a place called Sorgenfri (free of sorrow), south of Trondheim?

We were greeted with blue skies, sun and snow in Tromsø on Friday 15th of March - and found a city teeming with tourists from all over the world - in the middle of winter. But some also came to explore their minds.