Anger Talks
Anger, also known as wrath (UK: ROTH) 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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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00726 Lecture part 2, part 1 is missing Hindrances, Addiction, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Anger, Doubt, Lay, Ego,... |
May 13 1991 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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World Peace Through Compassion and Non-Violence Non-violence, Peace, Religion, Happiness, Freedom, Politics, Hate, Patience, Greed,... |
Apr 09 1991 |
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War And PeaceSerial: SF-03965 Sunday Lecture Peace, Enemies, Cultivation, Half-Smile, Lay, Patience, Anger, Impermanence, Daily... |
Mar 17 1991 Green Gulch |
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Heart Sutra: Thoughts on EmptinessSerial: BZ-00264 Class 4 of 4 Heart Sutra, Chanting, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Subject-and-Object, Evil, Bell... |
Feb 28 1991 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Skanda, Form and EmptinessSerial: BZ-00265 Class 3 of 4 Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Anger, Passions, Skandas, Four Noble Truths, causation,... |
Feb 21 1991 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Humility's Path to Communal Truth Silence, Anger, Humility |
Feb 08 1991 Mt. Saviour Monastery |
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Heart Sutra: The Sutra’s Place in HistorySerial: BZ-00267 Class 1 of 4 Heart Sutra, Chanting, Avalokiteshvara, Monastic Practice, Lineage, Practice Period,... |
Feb 07 1991 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Emotions That Sweep Us AwaySerial: SF-03967 Sunday Lecture Emotions, Anger, Half-Smile, Enemies, Patience, Cultivation, Impermanence,... |
Jan 16 1991 Green Gulch |
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Mideast CrisisSerial: BZ-00687B Discussion led by Alan Senauke, Saturday Lecture Current Events, War, Peace, Avalokiteshvara, Enemies, Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Building... |
Jan 12 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva’s Four Ways of Guidance: Reasonableness and ResponsivenessSerial: BZ-00687A Lecture confusion, Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Evil, Aspects of Practice, Silence, Right... |
Jan 05 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Seeing Beyond Self Imposed Illusions New Year, Vow, Forgiveness, confusion, Anger, Ordinary Mind, Ego, Instruction,... |
Dec 29 1990 Unknown |
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Shikantaza: Being PresentSerial: BZ-00699A Lecture Concentration, Soto Zen, Instruction, Anger, Hate, Family Practice, Posture, Emotions... |
Dec 15 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dedicate to World PeaceSerial: BZ-00696B Starts with Ourself, Rohatsu Day 1 Peace, Anger, War, Enemies, stubbornness, Hate, Building, Emotions, Greed, Continuous... |
Dec 02 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Eightfold PathSerial: BZ-00695A One-Day Sitting Eightfold Path, Concentration, Right Speech, Mindfulness, Four Noble Truths, Right... |
Nov 11 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 3rd, 1990, Serial No. 01478Serial: BZ-01478 Lecture sesshin day 5 Dragons, Posture, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Nature, Karma, Hindrances, confusion,... |
Nov 03 1990 Unknown Location |
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SegakiSerial: BZ-00724 Lecture Seijiki, Birth-and-Death, Demons, Anger, Offering, Greed, Six Realms, Hate, Funeral,... |
Oct 28 1990 |
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SeijikiSerial: SF-02765 Sunday Lecture Birth-and-Death, Ceremony, Demons, Anger, Offering, Six Realms, Delusion, Greed, Hate... |
Oct 28 1990 Green Gulch |
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SegakiSerial: BZ-00496A Saturday Lecture Seijiki, Anger, Greed, Six Realms, Liberation, Demons, Nirvana, Equanimity, Offering... |
Oct 27 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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SegakiSerial: BZ-00723 Lecture Seijiki, Birth-and-Death, Demons, Anger, Offering, Six Realms, Greed, Hate, Funeral,... |
Oct 20 1990 Green Dragon Temple |
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Thinking and Practice Bodhisattva Ceremony, Anger, Cultivation, Sangha, Posture, training, Composure,... |
Oct 06 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Vinaya/American VinayaSerial: BZ-00722 Lecture Vinaya, Precepts, Buddha Mind, American, Daily Life, Sangha, Aspects of Practice,... |
Jun 12 1990 |
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Dharma Positions and Preference II Anger, Demons, New Year, Passions, Commitment, Impermanence, Liberation, Greed... |
May 05 1990 II Berkeley Zen Center |
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Earth DaySerial: BZ-00508 Saturday Lecture Earth Day, Precepts, Happiness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Buddha Nature, Dragons... |
Apr 22 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Remembrances of Maurine StuartSerial: BZ-00510B Lecture Lotus Sutra, Berkeley Zen Center, Anger, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Gratitude,... |
Mar 25 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Nirvana and ParinirvanaSerial: BZ-00498A Saturday Lecture Parinirvana, Nirvana, Nirvana, Hate, Greed, Birth-and-Death, confusion, Four Noble... |
Feb 10 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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How to Start the New YearSerial: BZ-00502B Saturday Lecture New Year, Concentration, Mindfulness, Equanimity, Daily Life, Enthusiasm, Anger, New... |
Jan 06 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fall Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-00386 Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Commitment, training, Priest, Daily... |
Nov 05 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dzögchen TeachingsSerial: SF-02719A Commercially produced cassette Don't Know Mind, Peace, Cultivation, Greed, Ego, Enemies, Passions, Balance,... |
Oct 08 1989 San Jose |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #7: Pt. 2Serial: BZ-00382 "You Are, Echo", Sesshin Day 2 BCR-7, Buddha Nature, Pure Existence, Big Mind, Fox, Bodhidharma, Precepts, Anger,... |
Sep 04 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Obstacles as Pathways to Enlightenment Obstacles, Anger, Doubt, Enemies, Dana, Emotions, Observe, Bell, Vow, Instruction... |
Jul 23 1989 |
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Cistercian Visionaries: Love, Reform, TheologyOSB Cam, Anger, Diversity, Politics |
Jul 20 1989 |
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Tokusan Brings His BowlsSerial: BZ-00377B Sesshin Day 4 Tokusan, Bell, Monastic Practice, Dragons, Lineage, Peace, Anger |
Jun 24 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Tathagata has One Language First Principle, Dragons, Continuous Practice, Hate, Emotions, Anger, Bodhidharma,... |
Jun 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture Emotions, Cultivation, Anger, Patience, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Continuous... |
May 30 1989 Green Gulch |
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May 27th, 1989, Serial No. 00721Serial: BZ-00721 Lecture Precepts, Daily Life, Cultivation, Practice Period, Emotions, Posture, Anger, Birth-... |
May 27 1989 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Six Factors of ConsciousnessSerial: BZ-00371B Sesshin Day 2 Consciousness, Monkey Mind, Doubt, Hindrances, Posture, Anger, Ego, Daily Life, Hate... |
Mar 18 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Greed, Hate, and DelusionSerial: BZ-00371A Saturday Lecture Three Poisons, Greed, Hate, Delusion, Greed, Hate, Anger, Teacher-and-Student, Birth-... |
Mar 11 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mindfulness of FeelingsSerial: BZ-00328 Sesshin Day 4 Four Foundations, Mindfulness, Emotions, Happiness, Enthusiasm, Don't Know Mind... |
Feb 21 1989 |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-01465 Monday night talk Peace, Offering, Buddha Ancestors, Humility, Attachment, Heart Sutra, Daily Life,... |
Jan 16 1989 |
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Metta SuttaSerial: BZ-00370B Saturday Lecture Metta Sutta, Ego, Buddha Nature, Hate, Birth-and-Death, New Year, Monastic Practice,... |
Jan 07 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ChenrezigSerial: SF-01918 Practice itself - Blind Faith - Center of Mandala Freedom, Emotions, Samsara, Mindfulness, Anger, Faith, Ego, Karma, Don't Know... |
Dec 24 1988 SFZC |
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Sunday Lecture Anger, Emotions, Chanting, Gratitude, Peace, Letting Go, Posture, Lay, Precepts,... |
Dec 11 1988 Green Gulch |
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November 16th, 1988, Serial No. 01512 Monkey Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Continuous Practice, Instruction, Emotions, Lay,... |
Nov 16 1988 |
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Sunday Lecture Emotions, Anger, Renunciation, Ordination, Daily Life, Half-Smile, Ceremony,... |
Oct 09 1988 Green Gulch |
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Bodhisattva PracticeSerial: BZ-00367B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva Way, Anger, Lotus Sutra, Platform Sutra, Emotions,... |
Oct 01 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Boddhisatva Practice: Four MethodsSerial: BZ-00366B Saturday Lecture Anger, Pure Existence, Priest, Equanimity, Daily Life, Non-attachment, Emotions, Ego... |
Sep 17 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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September 17, 1988 Serial No. 01498BSerial: BZ-01498B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Anger, Equanimity, Daily Life, Precepts, Building, Emotions, Attachment... |
Sep 17 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: BZ-00892A Sesshin Day 2 Duality, Darkness and Light, Light-and-Darkness, Oneness, Anger, Birth-and-Death,... |
Sep 04 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Five HindrancesSerial: BZ-00832A Saturday Lecture Hindrances, Attachment, Anger, Hindrances, Doubt, Platform Sutra, Bodhisattva Vow,... |
Aug 06 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Breathing Compassion into Suffering Practice Period, confusion, Obstacles, Emotions, Letting Go, Passions, Instruction,... |
Aug 03 1988 |