Margie, a young woman living in New York, goes through a spiritual journey nurtured by uncommonly vivid dreams, some of which she relates to her psychoanalyst. She loves music and modern art, and as she feels stuck in the corporate environment, a chance encounter with a struggling young female painter will change the course of her destiny as well as that of the artist. Selena, Margie's best friend, practices tai chi at a school under the instruction of a Chinese master, and soon, Margie joins her friend, attending tai chi classes with her and realizing that the practice of the ancient art is an extension of sitting meditation. Margie is in love with her psychoanalyst until she meets a young man at the tai chi school and gets over her futureless infatuation. She eventually meets by chance a spiritual counselor and attends her satsangs with Selena, where she gets further insight into the nature of consciousness and the practices of meditation and mindfulness. While Margie doesn't pursue enlightenment, she is informed in her dreams about its significance, which she also investigates in her psychoanalysis. Throughout her journey, Margie discovers that love and compassion are essential to spiritual growth.