A Sunday morning talk by Shozan Marc Joslyn on the subject of polarity.
Philosophy
Here are articles on Zen philosophy, or at least philosophical articles in some way related to Zen or Buddhism.
Many of the articles are by Shozan Marc Joslyn, PhD, one of the oldest students of Joshu Sasaki Roshi.
Opening and Closing
An article by Shozan and Myodo about duality: opening and closing, starting and finishing and the balance between the two.
Absolute
An article by Shozan on the nature of the absolute.
True Buddhism is not “Buddhism”
Shozan explains why the true essence of Buddhism is not an -ism.
Beginning Zen Practice
From a talk given by Roshi in 1974 at Cimarron Zen Center in Los Angeles on the topic of beginning Zen practice (philosophy, not sitting instruction).
What is Religion?
What is religion and how does it relate to Zen? Shozan addresses this question in this article.




