Having lived in Moscow for many years, successful political consultant Aldar returns to his home in Kalmykia to search for his mother who disappeared in the Steppe. He finds her with the help of the local shaman, and together they make the journey that they didn’t have time to take when she was still alive.
Having lived in Moscow for many years, successful political consultant Aldar returns to his home in Kalmykia to search for his mother who disappeared in the Steppe. He finds her with the help of the local shaman, and together they make the journey that they didn’t have time to take when she was still alive.
This is a dramatic story about the incredible earthly and spiritual journey of a Buddhist monk from Russia, who became one of the first preachers of Tibetan Buddhism in the United States. In 1923, as a young man, he left his home and spent over 30 years in Tibet and India, attaining the Buddhist degree of Geshe. He was a friend of the Dalai Lama and taught at Columbia University, dedicated his life to putting the Buddha's teachings into practice, and trained many talented students, increasing interest in Buddhism in the West.
Elza, a mulher do pescador, vive em uma cidade costeira na Calmúquia, no sul da Rússia. Ela quer deixar o marido, mas tem medo das incertezas. Até que ele morre inesperadamente. Elza, então, decide recomeçar e passa a questionar sua maneira de ver a vida, a felicidade e a liberdade.
Elza, a mulher do pescador, vive em uma cidade costeira na Calmúquia, no sul da Rússia. Ela quer deixar o marido, mas tem medo das incertezas. Até que ele morre inesperadamente. Elza, então, decide recomeçar e passa a questionar sua maneira de ver a vida, a felicidade e a liberdade.
