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Hermann Hirt
German linguist (1865-1936).
Born December 19th, 1865 in Magdeburg.
Died September 12th, 1936 at 70 years old in Giessen.
Occupations
linguist, university teacher
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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