This NHK documentary program follows the training of a monk at the Shogenji Zen Monastery to present the practices of Zen, the Japanese form of Buddhism. This approach to life which emphasizes discipline, self-effacement, single-minded devotion to a goal and unquestioning obedience to one’s superior. Expression of this search for satori (enlightenment) in the arts is also described. Written and directed by Toshimaro Ama.