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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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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December 19th, 1983, Serial No. 00419 Mindfulness, Daily Life, Samadhi, Beginners, Aspects of Practice, training, Anger,... |
Dec 19 1983 |
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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 |
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Abhidharma: The Six PairsSerial: BZ-00417B One-Day Sitting Abhidharma, Eight Aspects, Anger, Daily Life, Monkey Mind, Doubt, Emotions, Gratitude... |
Oct 29 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 15th, 1983, Serial No. 00416, Side A Intimacy, Mindfulness, Separation, Culture, Anger, Interview, resistance, Describe,... |
Oct 15 1983 |
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Mumonkan: Case #12 Pt. ISerial: BZ-00403A Zuigan's Calling the Master, Saturday Lecture Zuigan, MM-12, stubbornness, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Fox, Birth-and-Death,... |
Sep 24 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practicing Without HindranceSerial: BZ-00396A Seeing the Absolute and Relative, Saturday Lecture Practice, Absolute-and-Relative, Hindrances, Daily Life, Discrimination, Teacher-and-... |
Aug 27 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practice LifeSerial: SF-00102 Talk given at Berkeley per introduction. Teacher-and-Student, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Posture, resistance, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Aug 07 1983 |
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The Four BrahmaviharasSerial: BZ-00397A Saturday Lecture Brahmaviharas, Equanimity, Enemies, Peace, Mahayana, Hate, Emotions, Anger, Lay... |
May 28 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Organic Gardening and CompostingSerial: BZ-00005B Interdependency and Impermanence, Saturday Lecture Interdependence, Impermanence, Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Don't Know Mind,... |
Apr 02 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #43Serial: BZ-00006B How Can We Avoid Heat and Cold?, Saturday Lecture BCR-43 Koan, resistance, Non-violence, Fasting, Anger, Dana, Daily Life, Building, training... |
Mar 05 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Importance of Attention to Form in Zen PracticeSerial: BZ-00049B Sesshin Day 2 Subject-and-Object, Duality, Hindrances, Oneness, Silent Illumination, Anger, Non-... |
Feb 20 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan: Case #35 -- Seijo's Soul SeparatedSerial: BZ-00046B Unifying Body, Mind and the Way, Saturday Lecture MM-35
Koan, Birth-and-Death, War, Peace, Dragons, Offering, Instruction, Doubt, Emotions,... |
Jan 22 1983 Berkeley Zen Center |
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June 1983 talk, Serial No. 01522, Side B First Principle, Dragons, Continuous, Hate, Emotions, Anger, Bodhidharma, Intuition,... |
1983 |
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Gakudo Yojin-Shu Section 5Serial: BZ-00044A Need to Find True Teacher, Saturday Lecture Gakudo Yojin-Shu, Dragons, Hindrances, Monastic Practice, Teacher-and-Student,... |
Nov 20 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Emptiness Means InterdependenceSerial: BZ-00041A Sesshin Day 1 Harmonizing, Posture, Heart Sutra, War, Interdependence, Anger, Ego |
Sep 25 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Work Sesshin: Building the New Zendo Study Period, Building, Non-violence, Happiness, Mindfulness, Tassajara, Religion,... |
Aug 21 1982 |
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Work Sesshin: Building the New ZendoSerial: BZ-01528B One-Day Sitting Zendo, Sangha, Berkeley Zen Center, Building, Non-violence, Study Period, Karma,... |
Aug 21 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #17Serial: BZ-00029B "Sitting Long and Getting Tired", Sesshin Day 5 BCR-17
Composure, Zazen, Koan, First Principle, Ordinary Mind, Samadhi, Composure,... |
May 23 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Ideal versus Actual PracticeSerial: BZ-00022A Rohatsu Day 6 Zazen, Effort, Chanting, Emotions, Building, Anger, Observe, Conversation, Religion,... |
Dec 1981 Part 2 of 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Ceremony, Lotus Sutra, Silence, Anger, Passions, Offering, Balance, Doubt, Peace... |
Aug 14 1981 3 |
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The Large Sutra on Perfect WisdomSerial: SF-00007B Reading of Dr Edward Conze's translation - this is after 00007A and separate from it. Perfect Wisdom, true dharma, Evil, Concentration, Karma, Anger |
Apr 25 1980 |
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December 19th, 1979, Serial No. 00143 Buddha Mind, Intimacy, Mindfulness, Anger, Emotions |
Dec 19 1979 |
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March 9th, 1979, Serial No. 00116 Greed, Evil, Pain, Bell, Beginners, Anger, Ceremony, Hate, Building |
Mar 09 1979 |
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March 9th, 1979, Serial No. 00131 Greed, Evil, realization, Commitment, Beginners, Anger, Community, Discrimination,... |
Mar 09 1979 |
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March 2nd, 1979, Serial No. 00110 Eight Awarenesses, Suffering, Consciousness, Anger, Describe, Humility, Compassion,... |
Mar 02 1979 |
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February 26th, 1979, Serial No. 00105 Compassion, Eight Awarenesses, Posture, Consciousness, Balance, Evil, Mahayana,... |
Feb 26 1979 |
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February 26th, 1979, Serial No. 00120 Eight Awarenesses, Compassion, Balance, Posture, Consciousness, Nirvana, Evil,... |
Feb 26 1979 |
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September 1st, 1977, Serial No. 00101 Compassion, Fox, causation, lecture, Anger, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Nature,... |
Sep 01 1977 |
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August 26th, 1977, Serial No. 00094 realization, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Religion, lecture, Vinaya, Intention... |
Aug 26 1977 |
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August 22nd, 1977, Serial No. 00090 Transmission, Bodhidharma, Evil, Silence, Echo, realization, Lay, Ego, Anger,... |
Aug 22 1977 |
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August 29th, 1976, Serial No. 00084 Silence, Buddha Nature, Hate, Beginners, Anger, Describe, Fox, Balance, Emotions,... |
Aug 29 1976 |