3rd general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.
Born January 6th, 1929 in Kabul.
Died December 3rd, 1996 at 67 years old in Moscow (liver cancer).
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