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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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Surangama Sutra Class Big Mind, Light-and-Darkness, Practice Period, Faith, Three Treasures, Emptiness,... |
May 16 2000 Green Gulch |
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Sesshin Lecture Six Realms, Practice Period, Karma, Suzuki Roshi, Three Treasures, Buddha Mind,... |
Apr 15 2000 Green Gulch |
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Ignoring and Being IgnoredSerial: BZ-00208B Women's sesshin lecture Anger, Culture, Impermanence, Ego, Intimacy, Enemies, Observe, Conversation, Hate,... |
Apr 02 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Joshu Asks: “Use or Be Used”Serial: BZ-00206B Sesshin Day One Ordinary Mind, Anger, Lay, Evil, Posture, Interdependence, Rinzai, Patience, Vow,... |
Mar 24 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture Monastic Practice, Hate, Demons, Conversation, Greed, Peace, Equanimity, Samsara,... |
Mar 12 2000 Green Gulch |
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Wednesday Lecture Anger, Impermanence, Zendo, Demons, Right Speech, Monastic Practice, Bodhisattva Vow... |
Mar 01 2000 Green Gulch |
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February 21st, 2000, Serial No. 02947 Letting Go, Emptiness, Anger |
Feb 21 2000 |
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Buddha's Parinirvana/His Last TeachingSerial: BZ-00204A The 8 Awarenesses of an Enlightened Being, Saturday Lecture Parinirvana, Eight Awarenesses, Enlightenment, Eight Awarenesses, Anger, Samadhi,... |
Feb 19 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Attachment and Death Impermanence, Attachment, Four Noble Truths, Happiness, Practice Period, Tassajara... |
Feb 05 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Branching Streams Flow in the DarknessSerial: BZ-00202B Saturday Lecture Sandokai, Branching Streams, Anger, Duality, Branching Streams, Composure, Happiness... |
Jan 29 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Precious Mirror Samadhi: The Five RanksSerial: BZ-00928 Class 7 of 8 Five Ranks, Discrimination, Subject-and-Object, Big Mind, Precious Mirror, Nirvana... |
Nov 11 1999 7 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Precious Jewel Mirror Samadhi, 7 of 8Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Five Ranks, Discrimination, Mandala, Subject-and-Object,... |
Nov 11 1999 7 of 8 BZC |
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Marathon Practice of IntentionSerial: BZ-00199B Saturday Lecture Practice, Intention, Renunciation, Subject-and-Object, Big Mind, Zazen Mind,... |
Nov 06 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Precious Mirror Samadhi, 2 0f 8Serial: BZ-00860 Fall practice period Precious Mirror, Samadhi, Five Ranks, Anger, vexations, five aspects, Big Mind,... |
Sep 30 1999 2 of 8 |
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Precious Mirror Samadhi, class 2 of 8Precious Mirror, Liberation, Five Ranks, Non-duality, Samadhi, Big Mind, Precepts,... |
Sep 30 1999 2 of 8 BZC |
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Courage and Encouragement Conversation, Building, Peace, Anger, Karma, Ego, Intimacy, Passions, Evil, Bell... |
Jul 24 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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GenjokoanSerial: BZ-00158B Saturday Lecture Part 7 of 8 Genjokoan, Anger, Daily Life, Concentration, Subject-and-Object, Aspects of Practice... |
Jul 17 1999 7 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 17th, 1999, Serial No. 00674, Side A Anger, Daily Life, Concentration, Subject-and-Object, Aspects of Practice, Heart... |
Jul 17 1999 |
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Diversity, Wisdom & Kindness Culture, Hindrances, Berkeley Zen Center, American, Doubt, training, Mindfulness,... |
May 01 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Suzuki Roshi: His Way as Others Told Me Priest, Culture, War, American, Precepts, Religion, Peace, Emotions, Anger, Rinzai... |
Apr 24 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Seccho and Her Spirit are Separated Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Chanting, Sangha, Aspects of Practice, Transmission... |
Apr 11 1999 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Church as Mystery, Beyond InstitutionSerial: NC-00153 Rule of Benedict Novice Class # 2 - 1990s OSB Cam, stubbornness, Liberation, Diversity, Concentration, Anger |
Feb 11 1999 |
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Dynamic Rhythms of Spiritual Life Silence, Enthusiasm, Anger |
Jan 27 1999 Mt. Saviour Monastery |
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Soul's Journey in Nature's Wilderness Anger, Demons |
Jan 26 1999 Mt. Saviour Monastery |
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Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Precepts, Dragons, Six Realms, Liberation, Ceremony, Forgiveness,... |
Nov 29 1998 Green Gulch |
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Dogen’s Guidelines for Studying the WaySerial: BZ-00840 Part 1 of 4 Birth-and-Death, Impermanence, Continuous Practice, Hate, Six Realms, Attachment,... |
Oct 29 1998 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Events in the WorldSerial: SF-03134 Sunday Lecture Anger, Hate, Peace, Passions, Greed, Samsara, Funeral, Cultivation, Don't Know... |
Oct 18 1998 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Anger, Book of Serenity, Karma, Precepts, Evil, Duality, Emptiness, Offering, Fasting... |
Oct 04 1998 Green Gulch |
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Keeping Precepts: Vows Vow, Obstacles, Offering, Anger, New Year, Transmission, Bodhisattva Vow, Dharma... |
Sep 12 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Shodoka:Song of Enlightenment (Pt.1)Serial: BZ-00436B Sesshin Day 1 Shodoka, Enlightenment, Buddha Nature, Happiness, Karma, Equanimity, Subject-and-... |
Sep 05 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sesshin Lecture Composure, Posture, Balance, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Silence, Freedom, Observe... |
Aug 22 1998 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Four Noble Truths, Anger, Ordination, Right Effort, Right Speech, Letting Go, Peace,... |
Jul 12 1998 Green Gulch |
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Wednesday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Four Noble Truths, Chanting, Funeral, Conversation, Precepts, Anger,... |
Jul 01 1998 Green Gulch |
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Spring SesshinSerial: SF-02728 Thursday Emptiness, Zazen, uchiyama, Letting Go, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Instruction |
Mar 26 1998 Unknown |
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Embracing Humility to Combat Sin Anger, Humility, Passions |
Mar 16 1998 Mt. Saviour Monastery |
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Lenten Pilgrimage: Journey to Humility Humility, Anger, Peace |
Mar 15 1998 Mt. Saviour Monastery |
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Self, No-SelfSerial: BZ-00340B Saturday Lecture Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, confusion, Impermanence, Happiness, Patience, Greed, Anger... |
Jan 18 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva Ceremony: RepentanceSerial: BZ-00340A Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Repentance, Repentance, Forgiveness, Priest, Evil,... |
Jan 10 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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1998, Serial No. 02900 Anger, Lovingkindness, Hate |
1998 |
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1998, Serial No. 02901 Love, Anger, Compassion |
1998 |
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1998, Serial No. 02902 Anger, Love, Lovingkindness |
1998 |
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ForgivenessSerial: BZ-00339B Saturday Lecture Forgiveness, Forgiveness, Anger, Buddha Nature, New Year, Karma, confusion, Samsara,... |
Dec 13 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Rigth ConcentrationSerial: BZ-01067 Rohatsu Day 3 Mindfulness, Right Effort, Concentration, American, Dependent Origination, Don't... |
Dec 03 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Intimacy Intimacy, Buddha Ancestors, Peace, Separation, training, Culture, Anger, Patience,... |
Nov 08 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 21st, 1997, Serial No. 02880 Anger, Karma, Patience |
Oct 21 1997 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #48Serial: BZ-00323A Fish In Net, Saturday Lecture BCR-48, Commitment, Teacher-and-Student, Priest, Lay, Ego, Rinzai, Interview, Observe... |
Oct 04 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Recognizing EnlightenmentSerial: BZ-00322B Saturday Lecture Enlightenment, Koan, Doubt, Constancy, Discrimination, Duality, Buddha Nature,... |
Sep 26 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Unlearning Racism: They are our Children American, Culture, Building, Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Funeral, Silence, Greed, training... |
Sep 20 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra Practice Period, Conversation, Heart Sutra, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Oneness,... |
Jun 28 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practice and the Emotions: Anger Anger, Practice Period, resistance, Demons, Interdependence, Emotions, Conversation,... |
Jun 07 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |