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 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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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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Dharma TransmissionSerial: BZ-01321 Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Humility, Priest, Renunciation, Ego, Practice... |
May 07 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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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 Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Anger, Intimacy, Buddha Nature, Practice Period,... |
Mar 27 2005 Tassajara |
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March 21st, 2005, Serial No. 00585 Practice Period, Impermanence, Five Ranks, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Vow, Bowing... |
Mar 21 2005 |
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Zendo Lecture Practice Period, Impermanence, Balance, Five Ranks, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,... |
Mar 21 2005 Tassajara |
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Journey of Lent: Repentance and Renewal Anger, confusion, Repentance |
Mar 15 2005 Mt. Saviour Monastery |
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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 Zen, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Aspects... |
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 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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Cultivating Emotional Intelligence for ConnectionSerial: MS-00284 Sexuality Humility, Anger, Intimacy |
Jul 28 2004 Mt. Saviour Monastery |
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Boundaries Beyond BarriersSerial: MS-00281 Sexuality Priest, Anger, Intimacy |
Jul 27 2004 Mt. Saviour Monastery |
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Celibacy as Connection and GrowthSerial: MS-00279A Sexuality Intimacy, Anger, Freedom |
Jul 2004 Mt. 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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April 24th, 2004, Serial No. 01261 Greed, Continuous Practice, Culture, Bell, Daily Life, Anger, Renunciation,... |
Apr 24 2004 |
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Living Life as Improv Zen Intimacy, Practice Period, Zendo, Zazen, Beginners, Birth-and-Death, Passions, Anger... |
Feb 14 2004 City Center |
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Workshop Anger, Greed, Mindfulness, Don't Know Mind, Intimacy, Bell, Instruction,... |
Feb 14 2004 Green Gulch |
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Sunday LectureSerial: SF-04035 Allow posture to align, pathway to liberation. Cultivate capacity to observe, name and describe, notice what we turn away from? Then cultivate interest and curiosity - zen... Cultivation, resistance, Observe, Don't Know Mind, Impermanence, Posture,... |
Nov 09 2003 Green Gulch |
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October 26th, 2003, Serial No. 01364 Big Mind, Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Commitment, Addiction, Instruction,... |
Oct 26 2003 |
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September 21st, 2003, Serial No. 01359 Blue Cliff Record, Four Foundations, Renewal, Repentance, Transmission, Mindfulness,... |
Sep 21 2003 |
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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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Healing Through the Dark EmotionsSerial: SF-01052 Sunday Lecture: Children's Lecture first part of the talk. Penguins. Dalai Lama. Short meditation. Mudras of Tara and Buddha. Dark emotions. Matthew Frick. Grief. Fear.... Emotions, Anger, Bell, Light-and-Darkness, Vow, Funeral, Gratitude, Constancy, Peace... |
Sep 07 2003 Green Gulch |
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May 29th, 2003, Serial No. 00293 Concentration, Mindfulness, Anger, confusion, Four Noble Truths, Monastic Practice,... |
May 29 2003 |
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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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May 15th, 2003, Serial No. 00294 Mindfulness, Anger, Daily Life, Four Foundations, Demons, Subject-and-Object, Observe... |
May 15 2003 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master HongzhiSerial: BZ-00541 Class 3 of 7 Birth-and-Death, Discrimination, Non-duality, Attachment, Renunciation, Anger, Daily... |
Mar 29 2003 3 Chapel Hill Zen Center |
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SufferingSerial: SF-04034 Sunday Lecture: Being present with one's own suffering. Aversion and attraction. Thought of stealing bowl. War situation. Suzuki Roshi, Enemies, Cultivation, Obstacles, Emotions, Impermanence, Mahayana,... |
Mar 09 2003 Green Gulch |
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Enneagram and Meditation: Nine Defensive Styles of MeditationSerial: BZ-00442 Class 4 of 4 Humility, Samadhi, Family Practice, Ego, Intimacy, Monastic Practice, Anger,... |
Mar 01 2003 4 Berkeley |
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Enneagram and Meditation: Nine Defensive Styles of MeditationSerial: BZ-00464 Class 3 of 4 Emotions, Anger, Equanimity, Separation, Don't Know Mind, Ego, Passions, Buddha... |
Mar 01 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Enneagram and Meditation: introduction and TheorySerial: BZ-00462 Class 1 of 4 Anger, Ego, Hindrances, Emotions, Observe, Four Noble Truths, Greed, Passions, Don... |
Feb 28 2003 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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2003.02.19-serial.00028 Continuous Practice, training, Concentration, Liberation, Dependent Origination,... |
Feb 19 2003 |
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2003.02.17-serial.00032 Anger, Religion, Compassion, Politics, Patience, Interview, Greed, Emotions, Freedom... |
Feb 17 2003 |
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How to Maintain Our Composure in Uncertain TimesSerial: BZ-00180A Saturday Lecture Four Foundations, Satipattana Sutra, Composure, Mindfulness, Anger, Composure,... |
Feb 02 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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How Do We Deal With the Emotions and Mental States?Serial: BZ-00179 Saturday Lecture Emotions, Anger, Peace, resistance, Nirvana, Equanimity, Four Foundations,... |
Jan 25 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Keeping the PreceptsSerial: BZ-00177A Ocku Bhikku, Saturday Lecture Precepts, Precepts, Intuition, New Year, War, Vow, Anger, Interdependence, Passions,... |
Dec 14 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Everyday Life Is Like a MovieSerial: BZ-00173B The Movie and the Empty Screen, Rohatsu Day 2 Practice, Daily Life, Anger, Instruction, Posture, Emotions, Big Mind, Heart Sutra,... |
Dec 03 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Gratitude For This PracticeSerial: SF-04042 Sunday Lecture: Fear - fear is spawning ground for negative emotions. Attention to breath. How to work with difficult mental states. Walking and attention to breath. Busyness... Anger, Emotions, training, Cultivation, Impermanence, Gratitude, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Nov 24 2002 Green Gulch |
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Consciousness in Buddhist PracticeSerial: BZ-00171A Lecture Big Mind, Interdependence, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Karma, Lay, Heart Sutra,... |
Nov 09 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 7th, 2002, Serial No. 00459 Peace, Chanting, Enemies, Anger, Evil, Precepts, Composure, Aspects of Practice,... |
Nov 07 2002 |
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November 2nd, 2002, Serial No. 00170, Side B Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Right Speech, Anger, Dragons, Samadhi, Liberation,... |
Nov 02 2002 |
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Not Always So Class Karma, Suzuki Roshi, Offering, Anger, Teacher-and-Student, Demons, Continuous... |
Oct 30 2002 Tassajara |
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October 3rd, 2002, Serial No. 00457 Attachment, Impermanence, Lovingkindness, Commitment, Cultivation, Anger, Hate,... |
Oct 03 2002 |