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Turkish physicist and politician (1926-2007).
Born June 6th, 1926 in Ankara. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2007 at 81 years old in Houston (leukemia). [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