New zealand composer (1926-2003).
Born August 10th, 1926 in Auckland City. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2003 at 76 years old in Waiheke Island. [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