Soviet inventor and writer (1926–1998).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Tashkent.
Died September 24th, 1998 at 71 years old in Petrozavodsk (Parkinson's disease).
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