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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October 27th, 2007, Serial No. 01006

Right Effort, Concentration, Aspects of Practice, Patience, Anger, Bodhisattva...
Oct 27 2007

September 8th, 2007, Serial No. 00998, Side B

Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Lineage, Buddha Ancestors, Bodhidharma, true...
Sep 08 2007

Tenzo Kyokun

Serial: BZ-00994B

Teaching Retreat

Tenzo Kyokun, Ego, Monastic Practice, Concentration, Anger, Blue Cliff Record,...
Sep 02 2007
Part 1 of 2
Berkeley Zen Center

Responding with Openness to Love and Hate

Serial: BZ-01445

And Other Opposites, Saturday Lecture

Love, Hate, Composure, Hate, Teacher-and-Student, Attachment, Precepts, Equanimity,...
Jun 30 2007
Berkeley Zen Center

Gracious Attention to Stories 

Observe, Posture, Right Speech, Anger, War
May 27 2007
Green Gulch Farm

April 17th, 2007, Serial No. 01260

Practice Period, Priest, Lay, Monastic Practice, Karma, Gratitude, Ordination,...
Apr 17 2007

March 17th, 2007, Serial No. 01425

Demons, Happiness, Daily Life, Anger, Priest, Greed, Passions, Evil, Conversation,...
Mar 17 2007

2007.01.18-serial.00117C

Oneness, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Meditation, soto, Buddha Ancestors,...
Jan 18 2007

Gratitude for Adversity

Serial: BZ-01400B

The Nun and the Stars, Saturday Lecture

Gratitude, Composure, Non-duality, Hate, Enemies, Continuous, War, Anger
Nov 25 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

November 4th, 2006, Serial No. 01396

Precepts, Chanting, Aspects of Practice, Bodhisattva Precepts, Karma, Anger,...
Nov 04 2006

November 2nd, 2006, Serial No. 01048

Precepts, Offering, Mindfulness, Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddha Ancestors, Anger,...
Nov 02 2006

August 12th, 2006, Serial No. 01178

Death-and-Dying, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara, Practice Period, Anger, Ego, Patience...
Aug 12 2006

July 29th, 2006, Serial No. 01176, Side B

Heart Sutra, Anger, Forgiveness, Precepts, Practice Period, Patience, Hate, Karma,...
Jul 29 2006

State of the World Address: Causes and Excuses

Serial: BZ-01175

Power: Manipulation Through Maintaining Chaos, Saturday Lecture

Politics, Religion, War, Peace, Evil, Emotions, Anger, Attachment, Forgiveness,...
Jul 22 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

Suffering: How We Create It

Serial: BZ-01171

The Meaning of Forgiveness and How We Free Ourselves, Saturday Lecture

Suffering, Forgiveness, Forgiveness, Anger, Emotions, Hate, Judgement, War, training...
Jun 24 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

June 8th, 2006, Serial No. 01044, Side A

Birth-and-Death, Passions, Karma, Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Hindrances, Daily Life...
Jun 08 2006

June 3rd, 2006, Serial No. 01238

Blue Cliff Record, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Funeral, Practice Period, Commitment,...
Jun 03 2006

June 1st, 2006, Serial No. 01043, Side A

Subject-and-Object, Passions, Skandas, Anger, confusion, Non-duality, Greed, Birth-...
Jun 01 2006

Worldly Life and Pure Practice

Serial: BZ-01237

Kid Zendo: Circles, Saturday Lecture

Daily Life, Practice, Birth-and-Death, Precepts, Daily Life, Echo, Interview, Greed,...
May 27 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

May 20th, 2006, Serial No. 01236, Side D

Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Anger, Practice Position, Interview, Lay Practice, Soto...
May 20 2006

May 18th, 2006, Serial No. 01041, Side A

Karma, Ego, Skandas, Nirvana, Duality, true dharma, Dependent Origination,...
May 18 2006

May 8th, 2006, Serial No. 01234

Practice Period, Ordinary Mind, Anger, Heart Sutra, Practice Position, Commitment,...
May 08 2006

March 19th, 2006, Serial No. 01223

Happiness, Passions, Commitment, Emotions, Obstacles, Anger, Addiction, Ego, Samadhi...
Mar 19 2006

February 25th, 2006, Serial No. 01219

Right Speech, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Commitment, Liberation, Happiness,...
Feb 25 2006

2006.02.03-serial.00120

Anger, Happiness, Gratitude, Dragons, Attachment, Chanting, Greed, Enemies, Sangha,...
Feb 03 2006

2006.01.31-serial.00006

Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Describe, true dharma, Teacher-and-Student,...
Jan 31 2006

2006.01.31-serial.00119

Precepts, Vinaya, Ordination, Culture, Interview, difficulty, Enemies, Describe,...
Jan 31 2006

2006.01.30-serial.00008

true dharma, Offering, Hindrances, Lay, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission,...
Jan 30 2006

2006.01.30-serial.00170A

Passions, Gratitude, Instruction, Freedom, Sangha, Attachment, Anger, Offering...
Jan 30 2006

The Eight Attributes of an Enlightened Being

Serial: BZ-01209

Reading from Dogen, Saturday Lecture

Eight Aspects, Dogen, Eight Awarenesses, Big Mind, Greed, Samadhi, Anger, Hindrances...
Jan 07 2006
Berkeley Zen Center

November 17th, 2005, Serial No. 01039, Side A

training, Anger, Attachment, American, Ego, Interview, Chanting, Concentration, Bell...
Nov 17 2005

2005.11.03-serial.00188

Greed, Four Noble Truths, true dharma, Describe, Anger, Precepts, Patience,...
Nov 03 2005

Saving Sentient Beings of Your Own Mind

Serial: BZ-01191

Review of Sojun's List of Mental Formations, Saturday Lecture

Gaining Mind, Anger, Buddha Nature, Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Forgiveness, Intuition,...
Oct 01 2005
Berkeley Zen Center

May 21st, 2005, Serial No. 01324

Discrimination, Peace, resistance, Instruction, American, Anger, Greed, confusion,...
May 21 2005

2005.05.09-serial.00186

Buddha Nature, Intention, Compassion, Samadhi, Daily Life, Happiness, Anger, Non-...
May 09 2005

May 7th, 2005, Serial No. 01321

Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Humility, Priest, Renunciation, Ego, Practice...
May 07 2005

Teacher-Student Relationships

Serial: BZ-00599

Hierarchy, Sesshin Day 5

Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Anger, Intimacy, Practice Period...
Mar 27 2005

March 21st, 2005, Serial No. 00585

Practice Period, Impermanence, Five Ranks, Tassajara, Vows, Bowing, Chanting,...
Mar 21 2005

March 5th, 2005, Serial No. 01312, Side C

Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Anger, Interdependence, Ego,...
Mar 05 2005

February 17th, 2005, Serial No. 00773

Precepts, Intuition, Forgiveness, Buddha Nature, Absolute-and-Relative, Repentance,...
Feb 17 2005

February 12th, 2005, Serial No. 01307

Five Ranks, Anger, Peace, soto, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Karma,...
Feb 12 2005

Be the Boss of Everything

Serial: BZ-01299

When Everything Is Contained in Practice, Saturday Lecture

Buddha Mind, Ordinary Mind, Big Mind, Anger, confusion, Posture, Ego, Bodhisattva Way...
Dec 18 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

Life Is Like Sesshin: Use of Kyusaku: Being Reborn

Serial: BZ-01297

Forgiveness. Renewal for the New Year, Rohatsu Day 7

New Year, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Tassajara, Renewal, Forgiveness, Dragons,...
Dec 05 2004
Berkeley Zen Center

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