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Mikhail Vrubel
Russian painter (1856-1910).
Born March 17th, 1856 in Omsk. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1910 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg (syphilis). [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