Dhirananda (Kenneth Nolkrantz) is a retired doctor who lives with his family in Stockholm. He encountered Buddhism in his early twenties and was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 1982. Together with Sona, from the UK, he helped to establish the FWBO/Triratna in Stockholm and Sweden during the 1980s.
He has taught courses in Buddhism and meditation at the Stockholm Buddhistcenter and on many retreats, as well as teaching mindfulness in a medical context. In his medical profession he has worked many years as a GP and during the last 15 years he has been a medical advisor to the Swedish National helpline and online services for healthcare.
Dhirananda has written several reflective texts arising out of his Dharma study, Train Your Mind (with Viryabodhi) is the first that has been published. Dhirananda has a love of outdoor life and has spent much of his spare time rock climbing and kayaking, as well as cross country skiing and tour ice skating in wintertime.
