October 14, 2025
Gendō Lucy Xiao Receives Dharma Transmission

Lucy Xiao and Paul Haller. Photo by Robert-Lyons

 

Gendō Lucy Xiao received Dharma Transmission from Senior Dharma Teacher Ryūshin Paul Haller at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center on September 20, 2025. Lucy’s Dharma name is Furyū Gendō — Wind Dragon, Subtle (or Mysterious) Way. She has practiced at SFZC City Center and Tassajara since 2000, as well as at various practice places in China.

A personal note from Lucy:

“I am deeply grateful to my teacher, Paul Haller, for his guidance and kindness over the past 25 years and for entrusting me with the Dharma. My heartfelt thanks also to my Dharma grandfather, Sojun Mel Weitsman, for his teaching, and to this community for your friendship and support. Receiving Dharma Transmission has reconnected me with the lineage from which I come and opened a path that I will carry forward with care and a beginner’s mind.”

 

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