The Nature of All Things: The Life Story of a Tibetan in Exile

“The Nature of All Things: The Life Story of a Tibetan in Exile”
A Talk by Chope Paljor Tsering

Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Japan and East Asia

Venue: Tibet Foundation Culture Centre, 2 St. James's Market, London SW1Y 4SB
Date: Thursday 10 November 2005 from 6.30 - 8.30pm


Chope Paljor Tsering is a Tibetan diplomat who has been an official Representative of the Dalai Lama of Tibet since 1987. He was the Representative to Australia and New Zealand from 1998 to 2003 and is currently the Representative to Japan and East Asia based at the Office of Tibet, Tokyo.

He is the author of The Nature of All Things: The Life Story of a Tibetan in Exile (Lothian Books, Melbourne 2004). In his epilogue, Chope reflects on his hopes for the future of Tibet. He believes passionately in the Middle Way approach - with Tibet and China working together for mutual wellbeing yet retaining their own culture and identity within one international boundary.

Born to a nomad family on the vast central plains of Tibet in 1948, Chope was the eighth of twelve children and enjoyed a special place in the family. In the decade after he was born, Chope and his family experienced the invasion and occupation of their country by neighbouring China and its Maoist army, and the gradual erosion of their traditional way of life. In 1959 the Dalai Lama left Tibet, going into exile in northern India, and Chope's family were among the many thousands of Tibetans who tried to follow him. Pursued by the Red Army, in fear for their lives, Chope's family began a year-long journey by foot to reach the Himalayan mountain passes. They were among the first Tibetan refugees to arrive in the Kingdom of Mustang in northern Nepal. Having left behind the only world he knew, Chope was about to suffer even greater loss, but he would also begin to learn what freedom truly is and how it can be won.

Venue:
Tibet Foundation Culture Centre, 2 St. James's Market, London SW1Y 4SB

Light refreshments will be served

The author will also be available for a book signing.

If you wish to attend this event, please contact Tibet Foundation Office: Telephone 020 7930 6001 or Email [email protected]