Kathie Tsering Chodron, usually known as Tsering, lives with her husband Ross Smith in a very blessed country town called Kyogle in northern New South Wales, Australia.

Tsering took refuge in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in 1976 and was very fortunate to meet Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and become his student during Rinpoche’s first visit to Australia in 1984. She was involved with establishing Rinpoche’s retreat centre in Australia, Vajradhara Gonpa, and was director there for almost 20 years. Most of her adult life until 2012 was spent at Vajradhara Gonpa, a truly amazing time when Tibetan Buddhism was taking root in Australia. Through Rinpoche’s blessing, she has had the opportunity to receive teachings, do retreats, and serve many great masters of all the Tibetan Buddhist traditions.

Although Tsering has had the amazing good fortune to complete two three-year retreats, she still feels very much a beginner on the path. After eight years as a Ngondro Gar instructor, she is still continually amazed and inspired by the insights and enthusiasm of the friends she guides.

Since the onset of the pandemic, Tsering has been involved, together with Ross, with hosting online ngondro, sadhana, and tsok practices. In 2022, as members of the "Living is Dying" team, they participated in the experiential page-by-page study of Rinpoche’s book, Living is Dying. All the "Living is Dying" sessions, as well as the 2023 teachings on the six Bardos, remain as informative references on the Siddhartha’s Intent website.

Tsering feels passionate about bringing the Buddhadharma to the younger generation in forms that they can relate to and helping friends of all ages find ways to integrate dharma practice in their daily lives.