Czech explorer, photographer and writer.
Born February 14th, 1919 in PlzeĆ. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2021 at 102 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