Slovak politician (1923–2004), member of the czechoslovak parliament and slovak national council.
Born April 3rd, 1923 in Liptovská Porúbka, Palúdzka. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2004 at 80 years old in Prague. [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