Russian-soviet writer.
Born May 1st, 1924 in Ovsyanka. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2001 at 77 years old in Krasnoyarsk. [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