Italian psychiatrist and anthropologist.
Born July 17th, 1852 in Modena. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1929 at 76 years old in Genoa. [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