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Bernd Alois Zimmermann
German composer (1918–1970).
Born March 20th, 1918 in Bliesheim. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1970 at 52 years old in Cologne, Königsdorf (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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