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Franz Jägerstätter
Austrian martyr and conscientious objector (1907–1943).
Born May 20th, 1907 in Sankt Radegund.
Died August 9th, 1943 at 36 years old in Brandenburg-Görden Prison (decapitation).
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