A profile of Master Sheng Yen, this film depicts significant stages in his life, including becoming a monk as a child, joining the Nationalist Army, resuming the monastic life, pursuing further study in Japan, traveling to the USA to spread the Dharma, taking up the position as an abbot, organizing education, and founding the Dharma Drum Mountain organization. It gives us a glimpse of how he realized his youthful aspiration through the hardships in life.