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Merritt Ruhlen
American linguist.
Born May 10th, 1944 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 29th, 2021 at 76 years old in Palo Alto.
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