Footpath

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.

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.

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

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.

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

We received a happy announcement from Apple Podcast - the podcast 'dnbf enigma' has been ranked number 2 in its category in Norway!

Johanneshov in Stockholm was the district, Kroppsverkstan was the center, and 30 people came to join a weekend retreat. Bhikkhuni Vimala also made the trip from Belgium.

From the opposite side of the planet, the retreat's instructor Bhante Sujato came by plane to Oslo, and he was transported straight to the mountains to rest and overcome jet lag, before the retreat at Venabu started.

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.

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.

Both the retreat leader and instructor from DNBF were welcomed with summer and sun in Stavanger, and at a venerable yoga center in the city center, the focus was on basic meditation, mindfulness and Buddhism.

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.

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.

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.

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.

DNBF annual report for 2023 - activities, future, chairman's report, spiritual leader's report and accounts.

We invited Ajahn Ajito from Vingrom, Lillehammer to Oslo to teach a weekend retreat for just before Christmas 2023.

Our first 9-day retreat in Trøndelag was at Troset, a new retreat center just outside Trondheim. It was a great retreat, in nice new premises!

DNBF's spiritual director did his annual three-month retreat in the mountains of Western Norway, a period with a focus on study, meditation and health.

Out in nature, peace of mind, exercise for the body on Hardangervidda - simple lifestyle and plenty of time for your own practice!

The society's first visit and course in Bergen was fully booked, and despite the competition from sun and summer, we had a lot of teachings, discussions and testing of different meditation methods.

The Norwegian monk Ajahn Brahmali came to Norway to teach the method Buddha used to achieve awakening - meditation on the breath. Despite a cold, so that Ajahn Nitho had to be the warming-up monk on Friday, we got a nice presentation and many questions answered.

One of the members of the society's was interested in running a weekend course in Arendal, so in June Ajahn Nitho took the train to Arendal

999 followers on Facebook - and follower number 1000 ended up being one of the committee member - so it was time for a small celebration!

In April 2023, DNBF conducted its first big 7-day retreat at Venabu Fjellhotell. The 47 retreatants impressed with their efforts and results!