Jānis Akuraters

Latvian writer (1876-1937).

Born January 13th, 1876 in Jēkabpils District.

Died July 25th, 1937 at 61 years old in Riga.

Occupations
playwright, poet, politician, writer

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