Duetoaroadaccident,theprofessorBennettistrappedinhiscarand,whilehiswifegoesinsearchofhelp,theyoungstudentLeo-whotranslatedMilarepa’stextathisrequest-tellshimthestoryofthegreatTibetanpoet,magicianandhermit,performinganimaginaryjourneytotheHimalayasandanintimatejourneywithinhimself.ThestoryofMilarepaisstructuredinthreeparts:thatofblackmagic(theprotagonist,encouragedbyhismother,learnstheartofkilling),thatofwhitemagic(ajourneytowardsperfectionthankstotheharshteachingsofMilarepa’smaster,Marpa)andthatoftransfiguration(theachievementofabsolutedetachmentfromthematerialreality).