A Buddhist monk tells a visitor about an enchanting woman he met and why he feels he must redeem himself.

When an American monk's visa renewal is rejected, he is sent to stay with a woman in Thailand. Before long, as the monk and his hostess grow closer, they each must decide between love and piety, while avoiding the woman's aggressive uncle, who may be a threat to their safety as well as their happiness.

While teaching a student his practice, an ailing Buddhist monk reflects on his life and his violent relationship with his family.

During a voyage to Bangkok, a captain sets out for a side-trip to a small island where a lone writer has isolated himself, crafting the work of his lifetime so he may regain the glory he once had and rejoin his beloved.

A reserved and recently-divorced man joins a pilgrimage to meet a mysterious and all-powerful guru, and, through a harrowing crisis, finds his skepticism replaced with a newly-opened mind.

In a convent, a young nun’s internal war between desire and religion comes to a head when she makes a new, devious friend.

An intelligent, religious woman uses her knowledge of many languages and her wit to intimidate the Norsemen who threaten to invade her home.

In a mountainous Haitian village, a missionary has his work interrupted by an unexpected guest who is a stranger to the local culture and blends African spirituality with Christian religion.

When a man visits an old village called Ain Tadouirt to visit an old friend and conduct research, he becomes captured by a tribe and forced to entertain. He must figure out how to escape a life of enslavement in a foreign land.

After witnessing a wife wracked with grief stand over her husband's dead body, a priest is filled with anxiety at the thought of both his own and his loved ones' mortality.