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Günther Messner
Italian mountain climber (1946-1970).
Born December 18th, 1946 in Brixen.
Died June 29th, 1970 at 23 years old in Nanga Parbat.
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