Italian film director.
Born August 6th, 1931 in Massa Marittima. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2017 at 86 years old in Rome. [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