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Erik Wilén
Athletics competitor (1898-1982).
Born February 15th, 1898 in Helsinki.
Died July 23rd, 1982 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
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