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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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Heart Sutra: Dealing with a Problematic Public Library PatronSerial: BZ-01236D Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Anger, Practice Position, Interview, Lay Practice, Soto... |
May 20 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Dharmas, Skandas and 18 EmptinessesSerial: BZ-01041A Class 2 of 5 Karma, Ego, Skandas, Nirvana, Duality, Dependent Origination, Interdependence, Buddha... |
May 18 2006 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra in Everyday Life, from Shuso, Gentle Rain, Dharma BlossomSerial: BZ-01234 Monday morning Talk Practice Period, Ordinary Mind, Anger, Heart Sutra, Practice Position, Commitment,... |
May 08 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Finding Your Own Middle Way: Dharma and the EnneagramSerial: BZ-01223 Teaching Retreat Happiness, Passions, Commitment, Emotions, Obstacles, Anger, Addiction, Ego, Samadhi... |
Mar 19 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 2nd, 2006, Serial No. 03292 Yoga, Impermanence, Anger |
Mar 02 2006 |
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Right SpeechSerial: BZ-01219 Saturday Lecture Right Speech, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Commitment, Liberation, Happiness,... |
Feb 25 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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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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2006.01.30-serial.00170A Passions, Gratitude, Instruction, Freedom, Sangha, Attachment, Anger, Offering... |
Jan 30 2006 |
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Alive or Dead?Serial: SF-01147 Sunday Lecture: Koan: "Alive or Dead" (Daowu's condolence call); mind fleas; confession; too busy; leap or die when at an impasse; story of Buddha and king - what... Teacher-and-Student, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Anger, Don't Know Mind,... |
Jan 29 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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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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“Calmness of Mind” from Not Always SoSerial: BZ-01039A Class 4 of 4 Anger, Attachment, American, Ego, Interview, Chanting, Concentration, Bell, Offering... |
Nov 17 2005 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 13th, 2005, Serial No. 03254 Evil, Letting Go, Anger |
Nov 13 2005 |
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November 12th, 2005, Serial No. 03253 Anger, Forgiveness, Doubt |
Nov 12 2005 |
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Zendo LectureSerial: SF-01001 Tanto talk Anger, Practice, Suffering |
Oct 23 2005 Tassajara |
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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, Vow, Forgiveness, Intuition, Emotions,... |
Oct 01 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embracing Enlightenment Through Meditative SurrenderSerial: RB-01646C Seminar_Somatic_Space Practice, Anger, Consciousness |
Sep 2005 Johanneshof |
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Mindful Integration: Zen in TherapySerial: RB-01633E Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Practice, Anger, Consciousness |
Jun 2005 Kassel |
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Zen and the Therapeutic MindSerial: RB-01633F Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Consciousness, Practice, Anger |
Jun 2005 Kassel |
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Intersection of Enlightenment and Delusion (Kid Zendo)Serial: BZ-01324 Saturday Lecture Discrimination, Peace, Instruction, American, Anger, Greed, confusion, Religion... |
May 21 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dharma TransmissionSerial: BZ-01321 Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Humility, Priest, Renunciation, Ego, Practice... |
May 07 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mindfulness Without Interference: Zen InsightsSerial: RB-03230 Seminar_The_Four_Foundations_of_Mindfulness Mindfulness, Practice, Anger |
May 2005 Rastenberg |
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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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HierarchySerial: SF-03579 Sesshin 3 Day 5 Teacher-student relationship Practice, Anger, Suzuki Roshi |
Mar 27 2005 Tassajara |
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Zendo Lecture Practice Period, Impermanence, Balance, Five Ranks, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,... |
Mar 21 2005 Tassajara |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00585 Zendo Lecture Practice Period, Impermanence, Five Ranks, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Vow, Bowing... |
Mar 21 2005 Tassajara |
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Redemptive Surrender: Embodying Christ's Love Anger, confusion, Repentance |
Mar 15 2005 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Heart Sutra: Emptiness Described Through the Heart SutraSerial: BZ-01312C Saturday Lecture Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Anger, Interdependence, Ego,... |
Mar 05 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror SamadhiSerial: BZ-00773 Class 5 of 12 Precepts, Intuition, Forgiveness, Buddha Nature, Absolute-and-Relative, Repentance,... |
Feb 17 2005 5 Tassajara |
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Tozan’s Five RanksSerial: BZ-01307 Saturday Lecture Five Ranks, Anger, Peace, Soto Zen, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Lineage... |
Feb 12 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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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 Zen Mountain Center, Renewal,... |
Dec 05 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 5th, 2004, Serial No. 01565 New Year, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Renewal,... |
Dec 05 2004 |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: SF-03546 Second Sesshin, Zendo Lecture day 6 Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Letting Go, Karma, Karmic Consequences, Buddha's... |
Nov 21 2004 Tassajara |
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Breath, Mind, and Consciousness JourneySerial: RB-04073 Seminar_The_Nature_of_Mind Consciousness, Practice, Anger |
Oct 2004 Berlin |
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Innate Enlightenment through Mindful BreathingSerial: RB-01630 Seminar_The_Nature_of_Mind_5 Consciousness, Practice, Anger |
Oct 2004 Göttingen |
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Cultivating Emotional Intelligence for ConnectionSerial: MS-00284 Sexuality Humility, Anger, Intimacy |
Jul 28 2004 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Boundaries: Spaces for ConnectionSerial: MS-00281 Sexuality Priest, Anger, Intimacy |
Jul 27 2004 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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Celibacy as Connection and CommunionSerial: MS-00279A Sexuality Intimacy, Anger, Freedom |
Jul 2004 Mount Saviour Monastery |
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George W. Bush and a Dogen FascicleSerial: BZ-01263B Saturday Lecture Dogen, Current Events, Politics, Anger, Birth-and-Death, War, Greed, Buddha Ancestors... |
May 15 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Awesome Presence of Active Buddhas: A Dogen FascicleSerial: BZ-01261 Saturday Lecture Greed, Continuous Practice, Culture, Bell, Daily Life, Anger, Renunciation,... |
Apr 24 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Three Treasures and Six Sign-up SheetsSerial: BZ-01364 One Day Sitting Sangha, Big Mind, Practice Period, Commitment, Addiction, Instruction, Emotions,... |
Oct 26 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Things Change: ButchSerial: BZ-01359 Women's Sitting Blue Cliff Record, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Renewal, Repentance, Transmission... |
Sep 21 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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On Death: After the Passing of Butch BalyutSerial: BZ-01358 Saturday Lecture Death-and-Dying, Priest, Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Blue Cliff Record,... |
Sep 20 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Second Factor, InvestigationSerial: BZ-00293 Class 3 of 5 Concentration, Mindfulness, Anger, confusion, Four Noble Truths, Monastic Practice,... |
May 29 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mindfulness and GathasSerial: BZ-00136A Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Gathas, Anger, Mindfulness, Vow, Bell, Emotions, Karma, Addiction, Daily... |
May 17 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Mindfulness of Body and FeelingsSerial: BZ-00294 Class 1 of 5 Mindfulness, Anger, Daily Life, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Demons, Subject-and-... |
May 15 2003 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday LectureSerial: SF-00983 First part of lecture children's program. Read story, "Play with Me". Impatient with world situation. Look at causes. Patience. Path of peace. Dog story. MLK Jr Hate, Anger, Non-violence, Mill Valley, Peace, Greed, Evil, Demons, Concentration,... |
Apr 06 2003 Green Gulch Farm |
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April 2nd, 2003, Serial No. 03104 Happiness, Anger, Pain |
Apr 02 2003 |
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Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi: Bells, Lightness and FaithSerial: BZ-00542 Class 7 of 7 Bell, Doubt, Daily Life, Attachment, Religion, Anger, Rinzai, Chanting, Mindfulness,... |
Apr 01 2003 7 Chapel Hill Zen Center |
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Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master HongzhiSerial: BZ-00543 Class 5 of 7 Karma, Addiction, Anger, War, Demons, Intuition, Equanimity, Attachment, Interview,... |
Mar 30 2003 5 Chapel Hill Zen Center |