The film is a documentary in which a disciple searches for the child who is the reincarnation of the late Khenshur Rinpoche. Once found, the cheerily boisterous child is initiated into religious life.
Mary Grayson , a retired music teacher, and Ray Clark , a convicted murderer on Death Row, Florida, wrote to each other for the two months leading up to Ray's execution. Their letters, and this film, record an extraordinary friendship.