Polish writer.
Born March 24th, 1903 in Zwierzyniec, Podlaskie Voivodeship. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1987 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [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