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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Anger and GreedSerial: BZ-00890A One-Day Sitting Anger, Greed, Anger, Karma, Fox, Platform Sutra, Vow, Greed, Attachment, Bodhisattva... |
Jul 17 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Unknown TitleSerial: BZ-00826 Lecture, Sesshin day 5 Four Noble Truths, Precepts, Blue Cliff Record, Interview, Posture, Vow, Anger,... |
Jun 19 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embodied Wisdom Through Zen Practice Posture, Anger, Emptiness, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Liberation, Instruction,... |
Apr 09 1988 SFZC |
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Four Levels of Tantra Vinaya, realization, Lineage, Buddha Nature, Mandala, Anger, Beginners, Continuous... |
Apr 06 1988 SFZC |
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Sunday Lecture Cultivation, Conversation, Anger, Bodhisattva Vow, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period,... |
Mar 13 1988 Green Gulch |
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Dzögchen part 2Serial: SF-01940 Speaker surmised from series Anger, Karma, Passions, Happiness, Emotions, Duality, Emptiness, resistance, Four... |
Feb 21 1988 SFZC |
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Dzögchen Karma, confusion, Duality, Emotions, Anger, Ego, Beginners, Buddha Nature,... |
Feb 14 1988 SFZC |
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Bodhisattva Nature Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Karma, confusion, Offering, Balance, resistance,... |
Feb 12 1988 SFZC |
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January 16th, 1988, Serial No. 00901, Side B Posture, resistance, Sanctuary, Addiction, confusion, Concentration, Mindfulness,... |
Jan 16 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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January 16th, 1988, Serial No. 01464 Happiness, Lay, Interview, Silence, Bell, Offering, Posture, Building, Anger... |
Jan 16 1988 San Francisco Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture New Year, Silence, Anger, Lay, Happiness, Priest |
Dec 20 1987 Green Gulch |
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December 9th, 1987, Serial No. 00308Serial: BZ-00308 Rohatsu Day 2 Intuition, Fasting, American, Anger, Impermanence, Hindrances, Nirvana, Offering,... |
Dec 09 1987 |
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Four Truths and Heart SutraSerial: BZ-00309 Rohatsu Day 1 Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Passions, Mundane Life, Attachment, Karma, Mahayana,... |
Dec 08 1987 |
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Rule of St. BenedictSerial: NC-01064 Rule of St. Benedict lecture series OSB Cam, Happiness, Continuous Practice, Observe, Anger, Intention |
Dec 1987 5 of 6 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Forgiveness Forgiveness, resistance, Mill Valley, Hindrances, Cultivation, Anger, Daily Life,... |
Sep 06 1987 Green Gulch |
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No Title Pure Existence, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Offering, training, Anger |
Jul 12 1987 Green Gulch Farm |
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Genjokoan IISerial: BZ-00908A Sesshin Day 1 Genjokoan, Anger, Samsara, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Oneness, Passions, Daily Life,... |
Jun 04 1987 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Genjokoan ISerial: BZ-01501B Sesshin lecture Birth-and-Death, true dharma, Sixth Patriarch, Koan, Attachment, Heart Sutra, Soto... |
Jun 03 1987 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Tozan's Five RanksSerial: BZ-00336 Lecture Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Aspects of Practice, Anger,... |
May 17 1987 |
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No Title Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Family Practice, Aspects of Practice, Anger,... |
May 16 1987 Green Gulch Farm |
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March 2nd, 1987, Serial No. 00333, Side ASerial: BZ-00333A Sesshin Day 3 Concentration, Mindfulness, Equanimity, Building, Anger, Harmonizing, Commitment,... |
Mar 02 1987 |
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Compassionate Balance in Zen LivingSerial: SF-03987 Monday Precepts, Sixth Patriarch, Anger, Observe, Conversation, Instruction, Cultivation,... |
Feb 16 1987 SFZC |
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February 8th, 1987, Serial No. 00386 Buddha Nature, Intimacy, Anger, Meditation, Separation, Patience, Emotions,... |
Feb 08 1987 |
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February 3rd, 1987, Serial No. 00372 Emotions, Birth-and-Death, Anger, Delusion, lecture, Consciousness, Commitment, Zendo... |
Feb 03 1987 |
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Sunday Lecture Patience, Half-Smile, Anger, Emotions, Equanimity, Vow, Cultivation, Observe, Demons... |
Jan 18 1987 Green Gulch |
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The Importance of Day by Day Practice Daily Life, Samadhi, Absolute-and-Relative, Don't Know Mind, Obstacles, Oneness... |
Jan 17 1987 |
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Graceful Trials: Paths to Spiritual MaturityOSB Cam, Obstacles, Gratitude, Anger, Offering, Hate |
1987 9-10 of 14 |
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The Buddhist Meaning of RenunciationSerial: BZ-00883A Saturday Lecture Renunciation, Renunciation, Emotions, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Anger, Ego,... |
Nov 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ConcentrationSerial: BZ-00882B Sesshin Day 1 Concentration, Composure, Samadhi, Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Pure Existence,... |
Aug 30 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #43Serial: BZ-00878A Hot and Cold Buddha, Sesshin Day 4 Buddha, BCR-43, Hate, Posture, Emotions, Silence, Nirvana, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
Jun 07 1986 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embodied Spirit: Pathways to Divine UnionOSB Cam, Anger, Ego, Hate, Don't Know Mind |
Mar 11 1986 Shantivanam Ashram |
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Transcending Flesh Through Divine LoveOSB Cam, Ego, Forgiveness, Anger, Ceremony |
Feb 16 1986 Shantivanam Ashram |
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Concentration and Wisdom: One-Sided Mind and Whole MindSerial: BZ-00870A Saturday Lecture Concentration, Wisdom, Samadhi, Attachment, Concentration, Precepts, Anger, Mahayana... |
Dec 14 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Awakening of Faith: Thusness and Intersection of Absolute and PhenomenonSerial: BZ-00867A Lecture Commitment, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Sangha, Priest-and-Lay, Culture, Anger,... |
Nov 16 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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How to Sit SesshinSerial: BZ-00866B Lecture Concentration, Evil, Berkeley Zen Center, Silence, Passions, Four Noble Truths,... |
Nov 09 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Way-Seeking Mind Within Any CircumstancesSerial: BZ-00866A Lecture Doubt, confusion, Continuous Practice, Light-and-Darkness, Karma, Aspects of Practice... |
Nov 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Five HindrancesSerial: BZ-00411B Saturday Lecture Hindrances, Anger, Hindrances, Doubt, Equanimity, Attachment, Emotions, Lay, Ego,... |
Sep 06 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zazen and ShikantazaSerial: BZ-00415B Saturday Lecture Zazen, Shikantaza, zen meditation, Instruction, Posture, Concentration, Building,... |
Jun 15 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sitting Sesshin as a BeginnerSerial: BZ-00425B Sesshin Day 1 Sesshin, Zazen, Peace, Intuition, Hate, Posture, Anger, Silence, Concentration, Bell... |
Mar 16 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Doing Zazen All Day Long Without Crossing Your LegsSerial: BZ-00423B Saturday Lecture Buddha Mind, Monastic Practice, Daily Life, Four Foundations, Posture, Anger,... |
Mar 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Buddha's ParinirvanaSerial: BZ-00423A Saturday Lecture Parinirvana, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Buddha's... |
Feb 16 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introductory Sesshin: Zazen QuestionsSerial: BZ-00409B Carrying the Stick, Beginners' Sitting Zazen, Posture, Concentration, Kyosaku, Birth-and-Death, Anger, Harmonizing, Silence... |
Feb 09 1985 Berkeley Zen Center |
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MakyoSerial: BZ-00393A Saturday Lecture Makyo, Anger, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Concentration,... |
Sep 15 1984 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Ego and PersonalitySerial: BZ-00390A Saturday Lecture Ego, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Offering, Bowing, Samadhi, Discrimination, Evil, Anger,... |
Jun 30 1984 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to TheologySerial: NC-01112 "Task of Becoming Fully Human in a Christian Way." OSB Cam, Anger, Compassion, Transmission |
Feb 1984 14 of 19 New Clairvaux Abbey |
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Introduction to TheologyOSB Cam, Buddha, Anger, training, Instruction |
Feb 1984 5 of 19 New Clairvaux Abbey |
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Introduction to TheologySerial: NC-01110 "Fate, Providence and Religion". Talks at New Clairvaux Abbey, Vina, CA. OSB Cam, lecture, Separation, Patience, Anger |
Feb 1984 17 of 19 New Clairvaux Abbey |
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Zazen is Turning Right to Get Left Mindfulness, Daily Life, Samadhi, Beginners, Aspects of Practice, training, Anger,... |
Dec 19 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Dharma of EffortSerial: BZ-01520B Saturday Lecture Effort, Mindfulness, Study Period, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Religion... |
Nov 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan: Case #19 Pt. ISerial: BZ-00903B Nansen's Ordinary Mind, Saturday Lecture Ordinary Mind, Nansen, Ordinary Mind, Anger, Zazen Mind, Samsara, Lotus Sutra, Demons... |
Nov 12 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |