Blessings: A 20th Anniversary Celebration

In the summer of 2005, Tsoknyi Rinpoche led a group of students on a pilgrimage into the remote mountainous region of Nangchen in Eastern Tibet. The purpose of the journey was to meet the Tsoknyi Nangchen nuns, 3,000 remarkable women who practiced an ancient yogic tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. 

It was a life changing experience for the handful of travelers who spent weeks traveling by jeep and on horseback, staying in the monasteries and experiencing the wisdom, compassion and joy of the Nangchen nuns. 
Narrated by Richard Gere, Blessings offers a rare and intimate window into a way of life few have seen, weaving together personal reflections, spiritual insights, and archival footage to create a moving and visually striking document of a rapidly disappearing world.