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Ruth Pfau
German-pakistani physician and member of a religious order.
Born September 9th, 1929 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died August 10th, 2017 at 87 years old in Karachi (cardiovascular disease). [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