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Jim Carroll
American author, poet, and punk musician.
Born August 1st, 1949 in Manhattan, 70 years.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 60 years old in New York City.
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