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 |
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September 8th, 2007, Serial No. 00998, Side B Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Lineage, Buddha Ancestors, Bodhidharma, true... |
Sep 08 2007 |
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Tenzo KyokunSerial: BZ-00994B Teaching Retreat Tenzo Kyokun, Ego, Monastic Practice, Concentration, Anger, Blue Cliff Record,... |
Sep 02 2007 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Responding with Openness to Love and HateSerial: BZ-01445 And Other Opposites, Saturday Lecture Love, Hate, Composure, Hate, Teacher-and-Student, Attachment, Precepts, Equanimity,... |
Jun 30 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Gracious Attention to Stories Observe, Posture, Right Speech, Anger, War |
May 27 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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April 17th, 2007, Serial No. 01260 Practice Period, Priest, Lay, Monastic Practice, Karma, Gratitude, Ordination,... |
Apr 17 2007 |
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March 17th, 2007, Serial No. 01425 Demons, Happiness, Daily Life, Anger, Priest, Greed, Passions, Evil, Conversation,... |
Mar 17 2007 |
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2007.01.18-serial.00117C Oneness, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Meditation, soto, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Jan 18 2007 |
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Gratitude for AdversitySerial: BZ-01400B The Nun and the Stars, Saturday Lecture Gratitude, Composure, Non-duality, Hate, Enemies, Continuous, War, Anger |
Nov 25 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 4th, 2006, Serial No. 01396 Precepts, Chanting, Aspects of Practice, Bodhisattva Precepts, Karma, Anger,... |
Nov 04 2006 |
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November 2nd, 2006, Serial No. 01048 Precepts, Offering, Mindfulness, Bodhisattva Precepts, Buddha Ancestors, Anger,... |
Nov 02 2006 |
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August 12th, 2006, Serial No. 01178 Death-and-Dying, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara, Practice Period, Anger, Ego, Patience... |
Aug 12 2006 |
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July 29th, 2006, Serial No. 01176, Side B Heart Sutra, Anger, Forgiveness, Precepts, Practice Period, Patience, Hate, Karma,... |
Jul 29 2006 |
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State of the World Address: Causes and ExcusesSerial: BZ-01175 Power: Manipulation Through Maintaining Chaos, Saturday Lecture Politics, Religion, War, Peace, Evil, Emotions, Anger, Attachment, Forgiveness,... |
Jul 22 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Suffering: How We Create ItSerial: 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 |
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June 8th, 2006, Serial No. 01044, Side A Birth-and-Death, Passions, Karma, Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Hindrances, Daily Life... |
Jun 08 2006 |
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June 3rd, 2006, Serial No. 01238 Blue Cliff Record, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Funeral, Practice Period, Commitment,... |
Jun 03 2006 |
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June 1st, 2006, Serial No. 01043, Side A Subject-and-Object, Passions, Skandas, Anger, confusion, Non-duality, Greed, Birth-... |
Jun 01 2006 |
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Worldly Life and Pure PracticeSerial: 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 |
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May 20th, 2006, Serial No. 01236, Side D Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Anger, Practice Position, Interview, Lay Practice, Soto... |
May 20 2006 |
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May 18th, 2006, Serial No. 01041, Side A Karma, Ego, Skandas, Nirvana, Duality, true dharma, Dependent Origination,... |
May 18 2006 |
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May 8th, 2006, Serial No. 01234 Practice Period, Ordinary Mind, Anger, Heart Sutra, Practice Position, Commitment,... |
May 08 2006 |
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March 19th, 2006, Serial No. 01223 Happiness, Passions, Commitment, Emotions, Obstacles, Anger, Addiction, Ego, Samadhi... |
Mar 19 2006 |
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February 25th, 2006, Serial No. 01219 Right Speech, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Commitment, Liberation, Happiness,... |
Feb 25 2006 |
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2006.02.03-serial.00120 Anger, Happiness, Gratitude, Dragons, Attachment, Chanting, Greed, Enemies, Sangha,... |
Feb 03 2006 |
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2006.01.31-serial.00006 Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Describe, true dharma, Teacher-and-Student,... |
Jan 31 2006 |
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2006.01.31-serial.00119 Precepts, Vinaya, Ordination, Culture, Interview, difficulty, Enemies, Describe,... |
Jan 31 2006 |
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2006.01.30-serial.00008 true dharma, Offering, Hindrances, Lay, Teacher-and-Student, Dharma Transmission,... |
Jan 30 2006 |
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2006.01.30-serial.00170A Passions, Gratitude, Instruction, Freedom, Sangha, Attachment, Anger, Offering... |
Jan 30 2006 |
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The Eight Attributes of an Enlightened BeingSerial: BZ-01209 Reading from Dogen, Saturday Lecture Eight Aspects, Dogen, Eight Awarenesses, Big Mind, Greed, Samadhi, Anger, Hindrances... |
Jan 07 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 17th, 2005, Serial No. 01039, Side A training, Anger, Attachment, American, Ego, Interview, Chanting, Concentration, Bell... |
Nov 17 2005 |
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2005.11.03-serial.00188 Greed, Four Noble Truths, true dharma, Describe, Anger, Precepts, Patience,... |
Nov 03 2005 |
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Saving Sentient Beings of Your Own MindSerial: 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 |
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May 21st, 2005, Serial No. 01324 Discrimination, Peace, resistance, Instruction, American, Anger, Greed, confusion,... |
May 21 2005 |
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2005.05.09-serial.00186 Buddha Nature, Intention, Compassion, Samadhi, Daily Life, Happiness, Anger, Non-... |
May 09 2005 |
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May 7th, 2005, Serial No. 01321 Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Humility, Priest, Renunciation, Ego, Practice... |
May 07 2005 |
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Teacher-Student RelationshipsSerial: BZ-00599 Hierarchy, Sesshin Day 5 Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Anger, Intimacy, Practice Period... |
Mar 27 2005 |
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March 21st, 2005, Serial No. 00585 Practice Period, Impermanence, Five Ranks, Tassajara, Vows, Bowing, Chanting,... |
Mar 21 2005 |
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March 5th, 2005, Serial No. 01312, Side C Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Anger, Interdependence, Ego,... |
Mar 05 2005 |
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February 17th, 2005, Serial No. 00773 Precepts, Intuition, Forgiveness, Buddha Nature, Absolute-and-Relative, Repentance,... |
Feb 17 2005 |
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February 12th, 2005, Serial No. 01307 Five Ranks, Anger, Peace, soto, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Karma,... |
Feb 12 2005 |
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Be the Boss of EverythingSerial: 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 |
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Life Is Like Sesshin: Use of Kyusaku: Being RebornSerial: 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 |