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 Greed

Serial: BZ-00890A

One-Day Sitting

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

Unknown Title

Serial: BZ-00826

Lecture, Sesshin day 5

Four Noble Truths, Precepts, Blue Cliff Record, Interview, Posture, Vow, Anger,...
Jun 19 1988
Berkeley Zen Center

Embodied Wisdom Through Zen Practice

Posture, Anger, Emptiness, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Liberation, Instruction,...
Apr 09 1988
SFZC

Four Levels of Tantra

Vinaya, realization, Lineage, Buddha Nature, Mandala, Anger, Beginners, Continuous...
Apr 06 1988
SFZC

Sunday Lecture

Cultivation, Conversation, Anger, Bodhisattva Vow, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period,...
Mar 13 1988
Green Gulch

Dzögchen part 2

Serial: SF-01940

Speaker surmised from series

Anger, Karma, Passions, Happiness, Emotions, Duality, Emptiness, resistance, Four...
Feb 21 1988
SFZC

Dzögchen

Karma, confusion, Duality, Emotions, Anger, Ego, Beginners, Buddha Nature,...
Feb 14 1988
SFZC

Bodhisattva Nature

Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Karma, confusion, Offering, Balance, resistance,...
Feb 12 1988
SFZC

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

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

January 16th, 1988, Serial No. 01464

Happiness, Lay, Interview, Silence, Bell, Offering, Posture, Building, Anger...
Jan 16 1988
San Francisco Zen Center

Sunday Lecture

New Year, Silence, Anger, Lay, Happiness, Priest
Dec 20 1987
Green Gulch

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, Mahayana,...
Dec 08 1987

Rule of St. Benedict

Serial: NC-01064

Rule of St. Benedict lecture series

OSB Cam, Happiness, Continuous Practice, Observe, Anger, Intention
Dec 1987
5 of 6
New Camaldoli Hermitage

Forgiveness

Forgiveness, resistance, Mill Valley, Hindrances, Cultivation, Anger, Daily Life,...
Sep 06 1987
Green Gulch

No Title

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

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

Genjokoan I

Serial: BZ-01501B

Sesshin lecture

Birth-and-Death, true dharma, Sixth Patriarch, Koan, Attachment, Heart Sutra, Soto...
Jun 03 1987
Berkeley Zen Center

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

No Title

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

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

Serial: BZ-00333A

Sesshin Day 3

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

Compassionate Balance in Zen Living

Serial: SF-03987

Monday

Precepts, Sixth Patriarch, Anger, Observe, Conversation, Instruction, Cultivation,...
Feb 16 1987
SFZC

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

Sunday Lecture

Patience, Half-Smile, Anger, Emotions, Equanimity, Vow, Cultivation, Observe, Demons...
Jan 18 1987
Green Gulch

The Importance of Day by Day Practice

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

Graceful Trials: Paths to Spiritual Maturity

OSB Cam, Obstacles, Gratitude, Anger, Offering, Hate
1987
9-10 of 14

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 Practice, Daily Life, Pure Existence,...
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 Zen Mountain...
Jun 07 1986
Berkeley Zen Center

Embodied Spirit: Pathways to Divine Union

OSB Cam, Anger, Ego, Hate, Don't Know Mind
Mar 11 1986
Shantivanam Ashram

Transcending Flesh Through Divine Love

OSB Cam, Ego, Forgiveness, Anger, Ceremony
Feb 16 1986
Shantivanam Ashram

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

Awakening of Faith: Thusness and Intersection of Absolute and Phenomenon

Serial: BZ-00867A

Lecture

Commitment, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Sangha, Priest-and-Lay, Culture, Anger,...
Nov 16 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

How to Sit Sesshin

Serial: BZ-00866B

Lecture

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

Way-Seeking Mind Within Any Circumstances

Serial: BZ-00866A

Lecture

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

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, Anger, Harmonizing, Silence...
Feb 09 1985
Berkeley Zen Center

Makyo

Serial: BZ-00393A

Saturday Lecture

Makyo, Anger, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-and-Student, Concentration,...
Sep 15 1984
Berkeley Zen Center

Ego and Personality

Serial: BZ-00390A

Saturday Lecture

Ego, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Offering, Bowing, Samadhi, Discrimination, Evil, Anger,...
Jun 30 1984
Berkeley Zen Center

Introduction to Theology

Serial: NC-01112

"Task of Becoming Fully Human in a Christian Way."

OSB Cam, Anger, Compassion, Transmission
Feb 1984
14 of 19
New Clairvaux Abbey

Introduction to Theology

OSB Cam, Buddha, Anger, training, Instruction
Feb 1984
5 of 19
New Clairvaux Abbey

Introduction to Theology

Serial: 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

Zazen is Turning Right to Get Left

Mindfulness, Daily Life, Samadhi, Beginners, Aspects of Practice, training, Anger,...
Dec 19 1983
Berkeley Zen Center

The Dharma of Effort

Serial: BZ-01520B

Saturday Lecture

Effort, Mindfulness, Study Period, Concentration, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Religion...
Nov 27 1983
Berkeley Zen Center

Mumonkan: Case #19 Pt. I

Serial: 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

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