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Anger Talks

Anger, also known as wrath (UK: ROTH; US: RATH) 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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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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Freud's Legacy: Faith in DialogueOSB Cam, Ego, Anger, Dream World, Commitment, Emotions |
Apr 1980 |
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Shikantaza: The Art of Just Sitting Buddha Mind, Intimacy, Mindfulness, Anger, Emotions |
Dec 19 1979 |
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Embracing Suchness: Path to Wisdom Greed, Evil, Pain, Bell, Beginners, Anger, Ceremony, Hate, Building |
Mar 09 1979 |
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Cultivating Wisdom Through Zen Practice Greed, Evil, realization, Commitment, Beginners, Anger, Community, Discrimination,... |
Mar 09 1979 |
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Riding Beyond Desires to Freedom Eight Awarenesses, Suffering, Consciousness, Anger, Humility, Compassion, Pain,... |
Mar 02 1979 |
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Awakening Through Dharma Transmission Eight Awarenesses, Compassion, Balance, Posture, Consciousness, Nirvana, Evil,... |
Feb 26 1979 |
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Awakening Through Zen Integration Compassion, Eight Awarenesses, Posture, Consciousness, Balance, Evil, Mahayana,... |
Feb 26 1979 |
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Seeing Beyond Constructed Reality Practice, Buddha, Anger |
Feb 15 1978 |
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Becoming Zen: Path to Ego-Free Harmony Compassion, Fox, causation, lecture, Anger, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Nature,... |
Sep 01 1977 |
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Walking the Path of Awakening realization, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Religion, lecture, Vinaya, Intention... |
Aug 26 1977 |
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Awakening Truth in Zen Practice Transmission, Bodhidharma, Evil, Silence, realization, Lay, Ego, Anger,... |
Aug 22 1977 |
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Silence and the Path to Insight Silence, Buddha Nature, Hate, Beginners, Anger, Fox, Balance, Emotions, Compassion... |
Aug 29 1976 |
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Journey to Spiritual Freedom in CommunitySerial: NC-01130 Retreat Conference by Abbot Edward McCorkle, OCSO, of Holy Cross Abbey in Berryville, Virginia. Prior Bruno Barnhart makes comments. OCSO, Abbot, Compassion, Patience, Anger, Breath |
Mar 1975 1 of 7 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Embracing Reality Through Zen Practice Practice, Desire, Anger |
Dec 05 1974 |
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Embracing Instincts Through Zen Practice Practice, Anger, Desire |
Dec 05 1974 |
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Mindful Conduct in Everyday Zen Time, Practice, Anger |
Nov 01 1974 |
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Presence Through Zen Paradoxes Practice, Time, Anger |
Nov 26 1973 |
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Zazen Connections: Thriving in Spirit Practice, Anger, Zazen |
Aug 07 1973 |
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Urban Zen: Intimacy Amid Chaos Practice, Anger, Buddhism |
May 19 1973 |
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Deep Engagement in Saturday Lectures Practice, Anger, Buddhism |
May 19 1973 |
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Pathways to Mindful Liberation Practice, Anger, Meditation |
Mar 01 1973 |
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The Monastic TraditionSerial: SF-00132 Monastic experience across religious traditions. Silence, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Religion, Bell, Anger... |
Feb 26 1973 2 |
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Beyond Self: Embracing Universal ConsciousnessSerial: MS-00419 The Silence of the Word: Non-Dualistic Polarities, Response Anger, Money, Consciousness |
1973 Mt. Saviour Monastery |
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Transcending Impermanence for Inner Freedom Birth-and-Death, Hate, Nirvana, Anger, Evil, Obstacles, Precepts, Happiness,... |
Dec 07 1972 |
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Zen Friendship and Courage Essence Practice, Manjushri, Anger |
Nov 18 1972 |
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Embracing Emptiness: Beyond Illusion Consciousness, Suffering, Anger, Don't Know Mind, Birth-and-Death, Silence,... |
Nov 07 1972 |
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Sailing Life's Zen Waters Three Treasures, realization, Religion, Hate, Anger, confusion |
Oct 08 1972 |
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Perception's Journey: Returning to Mountains Don't Know Mind, Silence, Lay, Delusion, Anger, Emotions, Hate |
Oct 1972 |
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Embracing Stillness: Zen's Triple Refuge Patience, realization, Pain, Three Treasures, Suffering, Enemies, Hate, Chanting,... |
Aug 08 1972 |
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Navigating Desire in Buddhist Practice Consciousness, Greed, Discrimination, Building, Nirvana, Community, Buddha Nature,... |
Mar 1972 |
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Allen Ginsberg and MusiciansSerial: SF-00105 Musical event. Attachment, Instruction, Obstacles, Offering, Vow, Anger, Religion |
Feb 22 1972 1 City Center |
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Mind's Maze: Unraveling Zen Reality Attachment, Posture, Anger, Religion |
Feb 04 1972 |
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Transcending Ego: Path to Enlightenment Precepts, stubbornness, Four Noble Truths, Observe, Pain, Mindfulness, Greed,... |
Oct 03 1971 |
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Breaking Self-Centered Chains of Suffering Precepts, stubbornness, Four Noble Truths, Observe, Pain, Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen... |
Oct 03 1971 |
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Awakening Here and Now Precepts, Silence, Suffering, Bell, Delusion, Zendo, Obstacles, Dragons, Anger,... |
Sep 23 1971 |
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Questions and AnswersQuestion-and-Answer, Yaoshan, Truth, Community, Breath, Anger, Freedom, Faith... |
Aug 08 1971 Tassajara |
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Blue Cliff Records 61 - Fuketsu's One Particle Of DustBlue Cliff Record, Breath, Constancy, Freedom, Faith, Diversity, Greed, Religion,... |
Jul 26 1971 Tassajara |
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Universal Practice for Laymen and MonksSerial: SR-00175 Whatever you do is practice; be careful not to practice for the sake of the self. Zazen as a way to find realization and get used to realization. Whether priest or layperson,... Practice, Zazen, Bodhisattva, Dogen, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Mind, Faith, Truth,... |
Jul 25 1971 Tassajara |
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Manifested Three TreasuresPrecepts, Precepts, Emptiness, Priest, Anger, American, Sangha, lecture, Enemies,... |
Jul 06 1971 City Center |
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Seeing Beyond the Physical Eye Meditation, difficulty, Anger, Happiness, Composure, American, Fox, Passions, Hate,... |
Jun 1971 |
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Beyond Dualities: Effort in Zen Dragons, lecture, Delusion, resistance, Anger, Suffering |
Mar 30 1971 |
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The Driver Anger, difficulty, Karma, Freedom, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Peace, confusion,... |
Feb 27 1971 City Center |
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Resuming Big MindSerial: SR-00272 Sesshin Lecture No. 1 [”For this seven-day sesshin, there are only transcriptions for lectures given on Days 1, 3, 5,... Sesshin, Big Mind, Hate, stubbornness, Zoom, sitting, Zazen, Anger, Ceremony, heart,... |
Feb 05 1971 City Center |
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Zen: Path to Inner Assurance Patience, Delusion, lecture, American, Breath, Anger, Emotions, Building, Ego,... |
Oct 03 1970 |
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Roots of Zen: Unraveling Delusions Birth-and-Death, Vow, Silence, Fasting, Anger, Lay, Community, Delusion, Religion,... |
Sep 27 1970 |
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Priest Ordination Ceremony: Paul Discoe and Reb AndersonSerial: SR-00069A Reprocessed version may allow for clarification of transcript. Priest, Ceremony, Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Delusion, Greed, Interview,... |
Aug 09 1970 City Center |
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Zazen Practice and Listen to the Right TeacherSerial: SF-05631 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #24, by Shundo David Haye ===== In the last years of Suzuki Roshi's life, very few talks were lost from the collections... Sesshin, Dogen, Bodhidharma, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Observe, Precepts, Faith... |
Aug 03 1970 City Center |
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Universal Buddha Nature in All Beings Emotions, Mindfulness, Observe, Anger, Buddha Nature, Patience, lecture, Obstacles,... |
Aug 01 1970 |
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Ekō Lecture 3Serial: SR-00228 The Second Morning Eko, Part 2 of 3 [This is the third in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted... Eko, Chanting, Concentration, Karma, Attachment, Mindfulness, Hindrances, Pain, Death... |
Jul 11 1970 Tassajara |