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José do Patrocínio

Brazilian writer and journalist (1853-1905).

Born October 9th, 1853 in Campos dos Goytacazes.

Died January 29th, 1905 at 51 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Occupations
journalist, novelist, politician, publisher, 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