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American volcanologist (1949–1980).
Born December 18th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died May 18th, 1980 at 30 years old in Mount St. Helens (1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens).
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche