Brazilian author (1941-2014).
Born January 23rd, 1941 in Itaparica.
Died July 18th, 2014 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pulmonary embolism).
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