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Gertrude Blom
Swiss mesoamericanists.
Born July 7th, 1901 in Wimmis. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1993 at 92 years old in San Cristóbal de las Casas. [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