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Anger Talks

Anger, also known as wrath (UK: ROTH; US: RATH) or rage, is an intense emotional state involving a strong, uncomfortable and non-cooperative response to a perceived provocation, hurt, or threat.
A person experiencing anger will often experience physical effects, such as increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and increased levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. Some view anger as an emotion that triggers part of the fight or flight response. Anger becomes the predominant feeling behaviorally, cognitively, and physiologically when a person makes the conscious choice to take action to immediately stop the threatening behavior of another outside force.
Anger can have many physical and mental consequences. The external expression of anger can be found in facial expressions, body language, physiological responses, and at times public acts of aggression. Facial expressions can range from inward angling of the eyebrows to a full frown. While most of those who experience anger explain its arousal as a result of "what has happened to them", psychologists point out that an angry person can very well be mistaken because anger causes a loss in self-monitoring capacity and objective observability.
Modern psychologists view anger as a normal, natural, and mature emotion experienced by virtually all humans at times, and as something that has functional value for survival. Uncontrolled anger can negatively affect personal or social well-being and negatively impact those around them. While many philosophers and writers have warned against the spontaneous and uncontrolled fits of anger, there has been disagreement over the intrinsic value of anger. The issue of dealing with anger has been written about since the times of the earliest philosophers, but modern psychologists, in contrast to earlier writers, have also pointed out the possible harmful effects of suppressing anger.
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Zen Training Buddha Nature, Ego, Soto Zen, Greed, Oneness, Anger, Absolute-and-Relative |
Feb 25 2017 |
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Eternal Rhythms in Monastic Life Happiness, Anger, Politics |
Feb 02 2017 Mt. Saviour Monastery |
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Confronting Acedia: Path to Renewal Hate, Silence, Anger |
Feb 2017 Mt. Saviour Monastery |
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December 17th, 2016, Serial No. 04351 Mill Valley, Suzuki Roshi, Anger |
Dec 17 2016 |
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Beyond ConsciousnessSerial: BZ-02517 Rohatsu Day 4
Karma, Intuition, Anger, Composure, Precepts, Religion, Big Mind, Building |
Dec 07 2016 |
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Wheel of Life, Karmic Life, Buddhist Life Big Mind, Karma, Emotions, Greed, Anger, Happiness, Birth-and-Death, Demons,... |
Dec 03 2016 |
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Macha Politics Despair Now What Politics, War, Sanctuary, Three Treasures, Anger, Composure, Peace, Ego, Big Mind,... |
Nov 26 2016 |
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Weaving Stability Amidst Perceptual FlowSerial: RB-03721 Practice-Period_Talks Breath, Anger, Samadhi |
Nov 23 2016 Johanneshof |
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Original Buddhism and Beyond Consciousness Karma, Fox, Posture, Soto Zen, Religion, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Ego... |
Nov 19 2016 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Watering Seeds of Wholesomeness Anger, Happiness, Diversity, Patience, Culture, Precepts, American, Addiction,... |
Oct 15 2016 |
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Extending Tender Loving CareCompassion, Hate, Faith, Anger |
Aug 06 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Hsin Hsin Ming: More to ComeSerial: BZ-02484 Sesshin Day 5
Buddha Mind, Emotions, Attachment, Anger, Hate, Don't Know Mind, Big Mind,... |
Jun 12 2016 |
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The Way of Tenderness Oneness, Diversity, Duality, Four Noble Truths, Non-duality, Anger, Dharma... |
Apr 23 2016 |
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Zen and Soul Bodhisattva Ceremony, Vow, Anger, Right Speech, Big Mind, Greed, Hate, Ego, Karma,... |
Jan 23 2016 |
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Medicine and Science Mutual CureSerial: BZ-02454 Blue Cliff Record Case 87
BCR-87, Anger, Duality, Manjushri, Peace, Forgiveness, War, Blue Cliff Record,... |
Jan 16 2016 |
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Dizang Planting the FieldsSerial: BZ-02452 Case 12
Separation, New Year, Doubt, Peace, Passions, Anger |
Jan 02 2016 |
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Suzuki Roshi Eko Lectures: 8 Dhyana JhanaSerial: BZ-02451 Rohatsu Day 4
Passions, Concentration, Anger, Karma, Emotions, Nirvana, Beginners, Chanting... |
Dec 02 2015 |
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Entering the Zen of Intimacy Intimacy, Patience, Anger |
Oct 26 2015 |
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YunmenSerial: BZ-02441 Aspects of Practice
Emotions, Book of Serenity, Heart Sutra, Lineage, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Practice... |
Oct 24 2015 |
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What Is Acceptance Forgiveness, Two Truths, Dependent Origination, Anger, Heart Sutra, Darkness and... |
Aug 08 2015 |
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How Change Happens Big Mind, Global Warming, American, Practice Period, Interview, Liberation, New Year... |
Jun 27 2015 |
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Aspects of ConsciousnessSerial: BZ-02418 PP Class 4
Mindfulness, Discrimination, Karma, Subject-and-Object, Offering, Ego, Anger,... |
May 28 2015 4 |
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Aspects of ConsciousnessSerial: BZ-02415 PP Class 3
Anger, Emotions, Intuition, Subject-and-Object, Attachment, Interview, Gaining Mind,... |
May 21 2015 3 |
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What Is Our Self Continuous Practice, Renunciation, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Doubt, Buddha Nature,... |
May 09 2015 |
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Radical Acceptance Four Noble Truths, Conversation, Karma, Mahayana, Lay, Anger, Attachment |
Feb 28 2015 |
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January 14th, 2015, Serial No. 04196 Karmic Consciousness, Anger, Consciousness |
Jan 14 2015 |
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January 11th, 2015, Serial No. 04192 Anger, Karma, Karmic Consciousness |
Jan 11 2015 |
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Rohatsu Day 5 Ego, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Posture, Anger, Harmonizing, Bell, Mindfulness... |
Dec 04 2014 |
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The Widow's Son Karma, confusion, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Building, Anger, Lay |
Aug 16 2014 |
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Teaching for the Tenzo Big Mind, Monastic Practice, Emotions, Anger, Hindrances, Ego |
Jun 19 2014 2 |
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Zazen Refresher Posture, Emotions, Passions, Practice Period, Instruction, Interview, Happiness, Evil... |
Jun 06 2014 |
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Heart Sutra Class Anger, Impermanence, Karma, Composure, Passions, Pure Existence, Birth-and-Death,... |
May 29 2014 3 |
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Heart Sutra Class Birth-and-Death, Anger, Karma, Evil, Nirvana, Emotions, Renunciation, Attachment,... |
May 22 2014 2 |
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Five Hindrances Hindrances, Anger, Doubt, Forgiveness, Continuous Practice, Addiction, Attachment,... |
Mar 29 2014 |
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Exploring Consciousness and Realizing WisdomExploring consciousness with the aid of Buddha's teachings is a path to discovering and realizing deep, liberating Wisdom. Consciousness may be experienced as confining and confusing; at the same... Consciousness, Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon, Anger, Attachment, Confession-and-Repentance... |
Mar 22 2014 2 No Abode Hermitage |
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March 22nd, 2014, Serial No. 04115 Anger, Karma |
Mar 22 2014 |
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Dogen's Zenki: Undivided Activity Birth-and-Death, Anger, Continuous Practice, Lotus Sutra, Don't Know Mind,... |
Feb 22 2014 |
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Suffering and Faith Anger, Death-and-Dying, Four Noble Truths, Practice Position, Duality, Don't... |
Feb 15 2014 |
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An Experience of Feeling Wrong Anger, War, Peace, Evil, Conversation, Culture, Passions, Continuous Practice, Hate,... |
Jan 31 2014 |
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Think not ThinkingSerial: BZ-02342 Rohatsu Forgiveness, Forgiveness, Emotions, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Greed, Happiness,... |
Dec 06 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ForgivenessSerial: BZ-02340 Rohatsu Forgiveness, Anger, Forgiveness, Emotions, Anger, American, Attachment, Transmission... |
Dec 04 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Brain Washing 1,7,3,5Serial: BZ-02339 Rohatsu Dogen, Tenzo Kyokun, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Emotions, Daily Life, Hate, Dragons,... |
Dec 03 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practice in the gate and outsideSerial: BZ-02334 Saturday Lecture Emotions, Emotions, Anger, Dependent Origination, Addiction, Subject-and-Object, Ego... |
Nov 09 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogens VowSerial: BZ-02327 Part 4 of 4 Repentance, Dharma Transmission, Discrimination, Transmission, Mindfulness, Karma,... |
Sep 01 2013 4 |
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Sesshin Day 4 American, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period, Karma, Ordination, Equanimity,... |
Jun 22 2013 |
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On The Bodhisattva CeremonySerial: BZ-02309 Karma, Saturday Lecture Katagiri Roshi, Karma, Confession-and-Repentance, Precepts, Repentance, Karma, Peace... |
May 25 2013 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sandokai-Branching-Streams-Lecture-Six-Part-TwoSerial: BZ-02294 Sandokai, Sesshin Day 2 part 4 of 4 Suzuki Roshi, Sekito Kisen, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Emotions, Funeral, American,... |
Feb 17 2013 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sandokai Lecture TwoSerial: BZ-02293 Part 2 of 4 Discrimination, Birth-and-Death, Happiness, Anger, Oneness, Separation, Composure,... |
Feb 16 2013 2 |
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The Dharma of Martin Luther King Non-violence, Liberation, Interdependence, Global Warming, Anger, Hate, Buddha Nature... |
Jan 12 2013 |
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Sandokai Lecture FourSerial: BZ-02281 Couplet 5, Rohatsu Day 4 Bell, Practice Position, Discrimination, Practice Period, Chanting, Subject-and-... |
Dec 05 2012 Berkeley Zen Center |