In the early 1970s, charismatic hippie couple Peter and Harriet Cornish escaped the chaos of the modern world and headed to the wilds of West Cork where they established a spiritual haven which would eventually blossom into Dzogchen Beara, a world-leading Tibetan Buddhist centre. For five decades, the centre transformed the lives of thousands who sought comfort and support from Buddhist teachings by the wild Atlantic sea. As the devoted community embarked on the building of Ireland’s first Tibetan Buddhist temple, a letter surfaced accusing their beloved leader, Sogyal Rinpoche, of serious misconduct.