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 which 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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January 16th, 1989, Serial No. 01465

Peace, Offering, Buddha Ancestors, Humility, Attachment, Heart Sutra, Daily Life,...
Jan 16 1989

Metta Sutta

Serial: BZ-00370B

Saturday Lecture

Metta Sutta, Ego, Buddha Nature, Hate, Birth-and-Death, New Year, Monastic Practice,...
Jan 07 1989
Berkeley Zen Center

November 16th, 1988, Serial No. 01512

Monkey Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Continuous, Judgement, Instruction, Emotions, Lay,...
Nov 16 1988

Bodhisattva Practice

Serial: BZ-00367B

Saturday Lecture

Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva Way, Anger, Lotus Sutra, Platform Sutra, Emotions,...
Oct 01 1988
Berkeley Zen Center

September 17th, 1988, Serial No. 00366, Side B

Anger, Pure Existence, Priest, Equanimity, Daily Life, Non-attachment, Emotions, Ego...
Sep 17 1988

Bodhisattva Practice: Four Methods

Serial: BZ-01498B

Saturday Lecture

Bodhisattva, Anger, Equanimity, Daily Life, Precepts, Building, Emotions, Attachment...
Sep 17 1988
Berkeley Zen Center

Sesshin Lecture

Serial: BZ-00892A

Sesshin Day 2

Duality, Darkness and Light, Light-and-Darkness, Oneness, Anger, Birth-and-Death,...
Sep 04 1988
Berkeley Zen Center

The Five Hindrances

Serial: BZ-00832A

Saturday Lecture

Hindrances, Attachment, Anger, Hindrances, Doubt, Platform Sutra, Bodhisattva Vow,...
Aug 06 1988
Berkeley Zen Center

1988.08.03-serial.00083

Practice Period, confusion, Obstacles, Emotions, Letting Go, Passions, Describe,...
Aug 03 1988

Anger and Greed

Serial: BZ-00890A

One-Day Sitting

Anger, Greed, Anger, Karma, Fox, Platform Sutra, Vows, Greed, Attachment, Bodhisattva...
Jul 17 1988
Berkeley Zen Center

June 19th, 1988, Serial No. 00826

Four Noble Truths, Precepts, Blue Cliff Record, Interview, Posture, Vows, Anger,...
Jun 19 1988

January 16th, 1988, Serial No. 00901, Side B

Posture, resistance, Sanctuary, Addiction, confusion, Concentration, Mindfulness,...
Jan 16 1988

January 16th, 1988, Serial No. 01464

Happiness, Lay, Obstacles, Interview, Silence, Bell, Offering, Posture, Building,...
Jan 16 1988

December 9th, 1987, Serial No. 00308

Serial: BZ-00308

Rohatsu Day 2

Intuition, Fasting, American, Anger, Impermanence, Hindrances, Nirvana, Offering,...
Dec 09 1987

Four Truths and Heart Sutra

Serial: BZ-00309

Rohatsu Day 1

Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Passions, Mundane Life, Attachment, Karma, Obstacles...
Dec 08 1987

July 12th, 1987, Serial No. 01489

Pure Existence, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Offering, training, Anger
Jul 12 1987

Genjokoan II

Serial: BZ-00908A

Sesshin Day 1

Genjokoan, Anger, Samsara, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Oneness, Passions, Daily Life,...
Jun 04 1987
Berkeley Zen Center

June 3rd, 1987, Serial No. 01501, Side B

Birth-and-Death, true dharma, Sixth Patriarch, Koan, Attachment, Heart Sutra, soto,...
Jun 03 1987

Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Tozan's Five Ranks

Serial: BZ-00336

Lecture

Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Aspects of Practice, Anger,...
May 17 1987

May 16th, 1987, Serial No. 01487

Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Family Practice, Aspects of Practice, Anger,...
May 16 1987

March 2nd, 1987, Serial No. 00333, Side A

Serial: BZ-00333A

Sesshin Day 3

Concentration, Mindfulness, Equanimity, Building, Anger, Harmonizing, Commitment,...
Mar 02 1987

February 8th, 1987, Serial No. 00386

Buddha Nature, Intimacy, Anger, Meditation, Separation, Patience, Emotions,...
Feb 08 1987

February 3rd, 1987, Serial No. 00372

Emotions, Birth-and-Death, Anger, Delusion, lecture, Consciousness, Commitment, Zendo...
Feb 03 1987

January 17th, 1987, Serial No. 01495, Side A

Daily Life, Samadhi, Absolute-and-Relative, Don't Know Mind, Obstacles, Oneness...
Jan 17 1987

The Buddhist Meaning of Renunciation

Serial: BZ-00883A

Saturday Lecture

Renunciation, Renunciation, Emotions, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Anger, Ego,...
Nov 01 1986
Berkeley Zen Center

Concentration

Serial: BZ-00882B

Sesshin Day 1

Concentration, Composure, Samadhi, Continuous, Daily Life, Pure Existence, Buddha...
Aug 30 1986
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #43

Serial: BZ-00878A

Hot and Cold Buddha, Sesshin Day 4

Buddha, BCR-43, Hate, Posture, Emotions, Silence, Nirvana, Tassajara, Anger, Ego...
Jun 07 1986
Berkeley Zen Center

Concentration and Wisdom: One-Sided Mind and Whole Mind

Serial: BZ-00870A

Saturday Lecture

Concentration, Wisdom, Samadhi, Attachment, Concentration, Precepts, Anger, Mahayana...
Dec 14 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

November 16th, 1985, Serial No. 00867, Side A

Commitment, Tassajara, Sangha, Priest-and-Lay, Culture, Anger, Soto Zen, resistance,...
Nov 16 1985

November 9th, 1985, Serial No. 00866, Side B

Concentration, Evil, Berkeley Zen Center, Silence, Passions, Four Noble Truths,...
Nov 09 1985

November 2nd, 1985, Serial No. 00866, Side A

Doubt, confusion, Continuous, Light-and-Darkness, Karma, Aspects of Practice, Big...
Nov 02 1985

The Five Hindrances

Serial: BZ-00411B

Saturday Lecture

Hindrances, Anger, Hindrances, Doubt, Equanimity, Attachment, Emotions, Lay, Ego,...
Sep 06 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

Zazen and Shikantaza

Serial: BZ-00415B

Saturday Lecture

Zazen, Shikantaza, zen meditation, Instruction, Posture, Concentration, Building,...
Jun 15 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

Sitting Sesshin as a Beginner

Serial: BZ-00425B

Sesshin Day 1

Sesshin, Zazen, Peace, Intuition, Hate, Posture, Anger, Silence, Concentration, Bell...
Mar 16 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

Doing Zazen All Day Long Without Crossing Your Legs

Serial: BZ-00423B

Saturday Lecture

Buddha Mind, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Four Foundations, Posture, Anger,...
Mar 02 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

Buddha's Parinirvana

Serial: BZ-00423A

Saturday Lecture

Parinirvana, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Buddha's...
Feb 16 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

Introductory Sesshin: Zazen Questions

Serial: BZ-00409B

Carrying the Stick, Beginners' Sitting

Zazen, Posture, Concentration, Kyosaku, Birth-and-Death, Describe, Anger, Harmonizing...
Feb 09 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

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