User:Klaraward/Björn Natthiko Lindeblad

Björn Natthiko Lindeblad, born August 16th 1961, is a Swedish lecturer and former Buddhist Monk. He holds a masters degree in economics.

Biography
Lindeblad holds a Master Degree in Economics (civilekonom) from Stockholm School of Economics, in the mid 80's he started working as a deputy financial manager for Aga i Spain. He was not comfortable in the job and quit to try a a number of other things including working in a daycare center. During one year he worked with economics for the UN in India.

Both before and after the year in India he had been interested in meditation and Buddhism. In January 1992 he went to Wat Pah Nanachat, a poor forest monastery in northeast Thailand and become a monk with the name Natthiko Bhikkhu.

He stayed a monk and lived in several monasteries until 2008 when he moved back to Sweden.

He has since been leading meditations, retreats and giving lectures.

In September 2018 Lindeblad was diagnosed with ALS.

In 2020 the book I May Be Wrong about his life as a monk was published in Swedish.

Prices and awards

 * Hillesgårdspriset för medmänsklighet, by Stiftelsen Hillesgårdspriset, 2019.