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Jean Dorst
French ornithologist (1924-2001).
Born August 7th, 1924 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2001 at 77 years old in Paris. [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