This film tells the story of Ákong Tulku Rinpoche, a master of Tibetan Buddhism, who had to flee Tibet in 1959 and restart a new life first in India and then in Europe where he founded two monasteries and several centres in many countries. He was one of the 13 survivors among the three hundred people who fled together in an arduous ten-month journey from Tibet to India. In the worst moments of this flight, he vowed that if he survived, he would dedicate his life to helping others. Akong Rinpoche’s life was a constant example of his motto: compassion in action and thus inspired thousands of people to work to make the world a better place. Friends and students talk about Ákong’s life in the film.