At the center of the story is a young man named Rajji. He received a good education, but still never found the truth. Rajji tries to find the truth by studying various beliefs and philosophies, yet he never succeeds. One day, the young man meets the hermit Ainala Baba; the man makes him coffee and plays a flute for him—after which visions begin for Rajji, and he tries to find the truth deep within his fantasies.