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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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Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi

Serial: BZ-00541

Class 3 of 7

Birth-and-Death, Discrimination, Non-duality, Attachment, Renunciation, Anger, Daily...
Mar 29 2003
3
Chapel Hill Zen Center

Enneagram and Meditation: Nine Defensive Styles of Meditation

Serial: BZ-00464

Class 3 of 4

Emotions, Anger, Equanimity, Separation, Don't Know Mind, Ego, Passions, Buddha...
Mar 01 2003
3
Berkeley Zen Center

Enneagram and Meditation: Nine Defensive Styles of Meditation

Serial: BZ-00442

Class 4 of 4

Humility, Samadhi, Family Practice, Ego, Intimacy, Monastic Practice, Anger,...
Mar 01 2003
4
Berkeley Zen Center

Enneagram and Meditation: introduction and Theory

Serial: BZ-00462

Class 1 of 4

Anger, Ego, Hindrances, Emotions, Observe, Four Noble Truths, Greed, Passions, Don...
Feb 28 2003
1
Berkeley Zen Center

How to Maintain Our Composure in Uncertain Times

Serial: BZ-00180A

Saturday Lecture

Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Satipattana Sutra, Composure, Mindfulness, Anger,...
Feb 02 2003
Berkeley Zen Center

How Do We Deal With the Emotions and Mental States?

Serial: BZ-00179

Saturday Lecture

Emotions, Anger, Peace, Nirvana, Equanimity, Four Foundations of Mindfulness,...
Jan 25 2003
Berkeley Zen Center

Keeping the Precepts

Serial: BZ-00177A

Ocku Bhikku, Saturday Lecture

Precepts, Precepts, Intuition, New Year, War, Vow, Anger, Interdependence, Passions,...
Dec 14 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Everyday Life Is Like a Movie

Serial: 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

Gratitude For This Practice

Serial: 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...

Breath, Anger, Time
Nov 24 2002
Green Gulch Farm

Consciousness in Buddhist Practice

Serial: BZ-00171A

Lecture

Big Mind, Interdependence, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Karma, Lay, Heart Sutra,...
Nov 09 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Aspects of Practice: Metta Sutta

Serial: BZ-00459

Class 1 of 3

Birth-and-Death, Peace, Chanting, Enemies, Anger, Evil, Precepts, Composure,...
Nov 07 2002
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Four Noble Truths/ Kids’ Lecture: “Mean Soup”

Serial: BZ-00170B

Lecture

Greed, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Right Speech, Anger, Dragons, Samadhi,...
Nov 02 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Not Always So Class

Karma, Suzuki Roshi, Offering, Anger, Teacher-and-Student, Demons, Continuous...
Oct 30 2002
Tassajara

15 Sutras from the Old Way: Meghiya (Friendship)

Serial: BZ-00457

Class 4 of 5

Right Speech, Attachment, Impermanence, Lovingkindness, Commitment, Cultivation,...
Oct 03 2002
4
Berkeley Zen Center

15 Sutras from the Old Way: Those of Kesaputta from Anguttara Nikaya

Serial: BZ-00455

Class 2 of 5

confusion, Mindfulness, Practice Period, Evil, Nirvana, Cultivation, Anger,...
Sep 19 2002
2
Berkeley Zen Center

Suzuki Roshi New Book

Serial: BZ-00155B

Lecture

Concentration, Posture, Anger, Beginners, Conversation, Instruction, Attachment...
Aug 03 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

How to Practice as a Lay Person

Serial: BZ-00152B

Saturday Lecture

Lay Practice, Precepts, Big Mind, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Daily Life, Monastic...
Jun 29 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Kinhin and Bowing

Serial: BZ-00151A

Sesshin Day 3

Kinhin, Bowing, Attachment, Monastic Practice, Priest, Lay, Practice Period, Anger,...
Jun 21 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

The Precepts

Serial: BZ-00448

Class 4 of 4

Precepts, Passions, Conversation, Building, Peace, Anger, Fox, Politics, Silence,...
May 09 2002
4
Berkeley Zen Center

Complaining

Serial: BZ-00145A

Women's Sitting

Death-and-Dying, Liberation, Vow, Anger, Hate, Rinzai, Enemies, Soto Zen
Apr 20 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Guarding the Garden: Lessons from Islam

Serial: BZ-00140A

Lecture

Oneness, Forgiveness, Ego, Anger, American, Enemies, Attachment, Silence, Chanting,...
Mar 02 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Zazen: It’s Good For Nothing, Thief in an Empty Room

Serial: BZ-00062B

Lecture

Uchiyama, Peace, Blue Cliff Record, Zazen Mind, Book of Serenity, Soto Zen, Dragons,...
Feb 09 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Forgiveness

Serial: BZ-00061B

Saturday Lecture

Forgiveness, Anger, Forgiveness, Equanimity, Evil, Attachment, Precepts, Politics,...
Jan 26 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

Pursuing Perfection Through Monastic Wisdom

Humility, Passions, Anger
Jan 23 2002
Mount Saviour Monastery

January 17th, 2002, Serial No. 03040

Samadhi, Anger, Pain
Jan 17 2002

Sixth and Seventh Precepts and Contention

Serial: BZ-00066B

One-Day Sitting

Precepts, Anger, Precepts, Separation, Subject-and-Object, Attachment, Patience,...
Jan 12 2002
Berkeley Zen Center

The Sacrament of the Present Moment

Serial: NC-00002

Archival Photo

OSB Cam, Transmission, Anger, Gratitude, Emotions, Ceremony
2002
2 of 4
New Camaldoli Hermitage

The Sacrament of the Present Moment

Serial: NC-00004A

Archival Photo

OSB Cam, Emotions, Anger, Pain, Offering, Commitment
2002
4 of 4
New Camaldoli Hermitage

Egolessness

Serial: BZ-00063B

Rohatsu Day 6

Ego, Precepts, Ego, Anger, Chanting, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Vinaya, Posture,...
Dec 07 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #86

Serial: BZ-00064B

Rohatsu Day 4

BCR-86, Meal Serving, Samadhi, Ego, Big Mind, Addiction, Chanting, Precepts, Religion...
Dec 05 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Aspects of Practice: Opening Day

Serial: BZ-00092B

One Day Sitting

Vow, Blue Cliff Record, Practice Period, Culture, Harmonizing, Bowing, Heart Sutra,...
Sep 30 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Yogacara Dharmas

Serial: BZ-00088B

Four Unfixed Dharmas, Sesshin Day 1

Yogachara, Birth-and-Death, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Study Period...
Sep 01 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

One Hundred Dharmas

Serial: BZ-00087A

Saturday Lecture

Anger, Ego, Greed, Patience, Enthusiasm, Renunciation, Mandala, Skandas, confusion,...
Aug 11 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Untitled Talk

Beginners, Culture, Bell, Daily Life, Posture, Anger, Karma, Conversation
Aug 04 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Walking in Beauty Through Zen Farming

Serial: SF-00073

Wednesday night.

Anger, Mill Valley, Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Bowing, Heart Sutra...
Jul 25 2001

Ten Beneficial Dharmas

Serial: BZ-00084A

Saturday Lecture

Anger, Karma, Doubt, Greed, Equanimity, Renunciation, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, Sixth...
Jul 21 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Totally Grounded

Serial: BZ-00106A

Sesshin Day 4

First Principle, Samadhi, Hate, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Anger, Karma, Demons...
Jun 23 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Breath

Serial: BZ-00101A

Saturday Lecture

Breath, Maylie Scott, Daily Life, Liberation, Harmonizing, Practice Period, Don'...
May 19 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Three Natures

Serial: BZ-00099B

Saturday Lecture

Pure Existence, Daily Life, Big Mind, Two Truths, Discrimination, Ego, confusion,...
Mar 24 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Benedictine Prayer: Heartbeat of Community

Anger, Priest, Consciousness
Mar 11 2001
Mount Saviour Monastery

Essence of Mind & the Five Hinderances

Serial: BZ-00130A

One-Day Sitting

Hindrances, Hindrances, Daily Life, Doubt, Big Mind, Nirvana, Attachment, Buddha...
Feb 19 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

Never Disparaging

Lotus Sutra, Bowing, Discrimination, Anger, Karma, Happiness, Evil, Nirvana,...
Jan 27 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

January 18th, 2001, Serial No. 02993

Samadhi, Anger, Evil
Jan 18 2001

Tozan and Aspects of Self

Practice Period, Giving-and-Taking, Four Noble Truths, Liberation, Soto Zen, Building...
Nov 25 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

How Love Drives the World

Serial: BZ-00122B

Saturday Lecture

Love, Emotions, Hate, Anger, Buddha Nature, War, Ego, Attachment, Peace, Cultivation...
Nov 04 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Abhidharma, Six Factors, Two Aspects

Serial: BZ-00121B

Saturday Lecture

Abhidharma, Intuition, Practice Period, Composure, Hate, Building, Anger, Samadhi,...
Oct 28 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

The Diamond Sutra: Commentary

Serial: BZ-00916

Class 4 of 5

Anger, Karma, Attachment, Nirvana, Liberation, Obstacles, Four Noble Truths, Vow,...
Oct 07 2000
4
Berkeley Zen Center

The Diamond Sutra: Commentary

Serial: BZ-00917

Class 2 of 5

Offering, Attachment, Passions, Anger, Karma, Nirvana, Nirvana Sutra, Impermanence,...
Sep 23 2000
2
Berkeley Zen Center

August 3rd, 2000, Serial No. 02985

Breath, Doubt, Anger
Aug 03 2000

The Sixth Precept "No Fault Finding"

Serial: BZ-00059

Saturday Lecture

Precepts, Big Mind, Anger, Hate, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Evil, Daily Life, Non-duality...
Jul 15 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

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