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Patrick Pearse
Irish revolutionary, shot by the british army in 1916.
Born November 10th, 1879 in Dublin. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1916 at 36 years old in Dublin (ballistic trauma). [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