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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Hui-Neng's Verse to Monk and Laity

Serial: BZ-00703A

Fault Finding, One-Day Sitting

Hui Neng, Sixth Precept, Platform Sutra, Passions, Posture, Hindrances, Lay, Sixth...
Nov 04 1991
Berkeley Zen Center

November 16th, 1991, Serial No. 00704, Side A

Dragons, Anger, Beginners, Posture, Culture, War, Sangha, Interview, Bowing, Lineage...
Nov 16 1991

Tozan's Five Ranks

Serial: BZ-00730

Lecture

Continuous, Observe, Describe, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Anger, Ego, Five...
Nov 20 1991

November 21st, 1991, Serial No. 00272

Soto Zen, Concentration, Liberation, Karma, Obstacles, Four Noble Truths, Commitment...
Nov 21 1991

Title Unknown

Serial: BZ-00693B

Rohatsu Day 7

Religion, Ordinary Mind, Discrimination, Duality, Don't Know Mind, Greed,...
Dec 07 1991
Berkeley Zen Center

December 21st, 1991, Serial No. 00681, Side B

Attachment, Bodhisattva Vow, Bodhisattva Way, Vows, Offering, Ego, Bodhisattva...
Dec 21 1991

Christian Love as Source, Way and Fulfillment

Serial: NC-00079

Part of "Christian Love as Source, Way and Fulfillment of Christian Life"

(including discussion and questions of retreat participants)

Archival Photo

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OSB Cam, Enemies, Anger, Compassion, Hindrances, Diversity
1992
4 of 4
New Camaldoli Hermitage

Zazen Instruction

Serial: BZ-00682B

Instruction

Zazen, Instruction, Priest, Bowing, Posture, Passions, Concentration, Anger,...
Jan 09 1992
Berkeley Zen Center

February 20th, 1992, Serial No. 00278

Heart Sutra, Dependent Origination, Bell, Practice Period, Chanting, Bodhisattva...
Feb 20 1992

February 22nd, 1992, Serial No. 00685, Side A

Vows, Mindfulness, Right Speech, Right Effort, Concentration, Daily Life, Peace,...
Feb 22 1992

Ordination

Serial: BZ-00958B

One-Day Sitting

Ordination, Priest, Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Ordination, Anger, Bodhisattva...
Mar 15 1992
Berkeley Zen Center

Ordination(s)

Serial: BZ-00677B

Reminiscences of the Old Days, Sesshin Day 2

Ordination, Priest, Precepts, Lay, Priest-and-Lay, Ordination, Bodhisattva Precepts,...
Mar 18 1992
Berkeley Zen Center

April 4th, 1992, Serial No. 00679, Side A

Concentration, Daily Life, Don't Know Mind, Observe, Anger, Patience, Enemies,...
Apr 04 1992

After the King Verdict

Serial: BZ-00712A

Saturday Lecture

Current Events, Karma, Culture, Peace, War, training, Offering, American, confusion,...
May 02 1992
Berkeley Zen Center

May 3rd, 1992, Serial No. 00710, Side A

Four Foundations, Enthusiasm, Mindfulness, American, Peace, Emotions, Anger
May 03 1992

May 9th, 1992, Serial No. 00712, Side B

Silence, confusion, Emotions, Anger, Greed, Funeral, Discrimination, Conversation,...
May 09 1992

Mumonkan: Case #45: Who Is that Other?

Serial: BZ-00711B

Buddha and Maitreya Are Servants to Another, Saturday Lecture

Buddha, Maitreya, MM-45, Ego, Anger, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Bodhisattva...
Jun 13 1992
Berkeley Zen Center

Family, Friends, and Practice

Serial: BZ-00636A

Sesshin Day 1

Family Practice, Mundane Life, Family Practice, Daily Life, American, Anger,...
Sep 05 1992
Berkeley Zen Center

Wednesday Lecture

Equanimity, Don't Know Mind, Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Conversation,...
Sep 30 1992
Green Gulch

October 1st, 1992, Serial No. 00612

Anger, Precepts, Patience, Ordinary Mind, Enemies, Emotions, Dependent Origination,...
Oct 01 1992

October 23rd, 1992, Serial No. 00641, Side B

Obstacles, Anger, Vows, Four Noble Truths, War, Absolute-and-Relative, Bodhisattva...
Oct 23 1992

Monastic Spirituality for the Christian in the World

Serial: NC-00082B

Monastic Spirituality for the Christian in the World

Archival Photo

OSB Cam, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Intention, Money, Mindfulness
1993
6 of 6
New Camaldoli Hermitage

Practicing with Problems and Demons

Serial: BZ-01519

Monkey, It's a Wonderful Life, Saturday Lecture

Practice, Demons, New Year, Anger, Monkey Mind, Offering, Repentance, Hindrances,...
Jan 02 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

Sunday Lecture

Cultivation, Patience, Enemies, Anger, Happiness, Emotions, Death-and-Dying,...
Jan 17 1993
Green Gulch

What is Meant by Saving All Beings?

Serial: BZ-00648A

Hui Neng, The Platform Sutra, One-Day Sitting

Hui Neng, Bodhisattva Vow, Platform Sutra, Vows, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature,...
Jan 31 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

February 4th, 1993, Serial No. 00619

Precepts, Anger, Right Speech, Intimacy, Buddha Mind, Repentance, Vows, true dharma,...
Feb 04 1993

February 11th, 1993, Serial No. 00620

Anger, Precepts, Emotions, Bowing, Vows, Gratitude, Ordination, Culture, Greed,...
Feb 11 1993

Sunday Lecture

Anger, Nirvana, Emotions, Cultivation, Posture, Hindrances, Greed, Forgiveness,...
Feb 14 1993
Green Gulch

March 11th, 1993, Serial No. 00263

Four Noble Truths, Culture, Nirvana, Religion, Karma, Enthusiasm, Anger, Hindrances,...
Mar 11 1993

March 27th, 1993, Serial No. 00662, Side A

Mindfulness, Observe, Daily Life, Separation, Concentration, Posture, Duality,...
Mar 27 1993

Sunday Lecture

Ordination, Happiness, Equanimity, Attachment, Conversation, Cultivation, Liberation...
Mar 28 1993
Green Gulch

Non-Attachment as Distinct from Detachment

Serial: BZ-00662B

One-Day Sitting

Non-attachment, Attachment, Peace, Commitment, Passions, Pure Existence, Echo,...
Apr 10 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

April 22nd, 1993, Serial No. 00270

Four Noble Truths, Enemies, Mahayana, Impermanence, Anger, Attachment, Monastic...
Apr 22 1993

Buddhism and American Culture

Emptiness, Forgiveness, Letting Go, Samadhi, training, Emotions, Freedom, Four Noble...
May 03 1993
City Center

Dogen's Fukanaazengi: Zazen Instructions

Serial: BZ-00653A

Sesshin Day 1

Fukanzazengi, Zazen, Posture, Concentration, Anger, Tassajara, Instruction, Doubt,...
Jun 09 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen's Zazengi II

Serial: BZ-00652A

Sesshin Day 3

Fukanzazengi, Concentration, Posture, Subject-and-Object, Observe, Samadhi, Daily...
Jun 11 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

Zuigan's Wake Up Call

Serial: BZ-00668A

Saturday Lecture

Zuigan, War, Greed, Daily Life, Oneness, Hate, Offering, Doubt, Anger, Karma, Ego...
Jul 10 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

July 24th, 1993, Serial No. 00654, Side A

Anger, Instruction, Emotions, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Concentration,...
Jul 24 1993

Saturday Lecture

Four Noble Truths, Six Realms, Bodhisattva Vow, Instruction, Echo, Mahayana, Chanting...
Jul 31 1993
City Center

August 21st, 1993, Serial No. 00627, Side A

Posture, Concentration, Instruction, Anger, Lay, Duality, training, Beginners, Sangha...
Aug 21 1993

August 28th, 1993, Serial No. 00627, Side B

training, Oneness, Anger, Enemies, Lineage, Evil, Hate, Precepts, Posture, Religion...
Aug 28 1993

Hongzhi: Cultivating the Empty Field

Serial: BZ-00656B

The Backward Step, The Upright Cauldron, Saturday Lecture

Hongzhi, Silent Illumination, Echo, Pure Existence, Anger, Instruction, Teacher-and-...
Oct 09 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

Nagarajuna and Dogen on Buddhanature

Serial: BZ-00659B

Happiness, Reward, and Love, One-Day Sitting

Buddha Nature, Happiness, Love, Buddha Nature, Happiness, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life...
Nov 07 1993
Berkeley Zen Center

November 13th, 1993, Serial No. 00660, Side A

Big Mind, Buddha Mind, Tassajara, Posture, Anger, Oneness, Discrimination, confusion...
Nov 13 1993

January 22nd, 1994, Serial No. 00981, Side A

Karma, Big Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Don't Know Mind, Daily Life, Anger,...
Jan 22 1994

Sunday Lecture

Ordinary Mind, Faith, Describe, Anger, Impermanence, Humility, Greed, Commitment,...
Jan 30 1994
Green Gulch

The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism: The Arts

Serial: SF-00008

Lecture Series

New Year, Tassajara, Emptiness, Lineage, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Faith, Ceremony,...
Feb 01 1994
City Center

March 5th, 1994, Serial No. 00965, Side A

Family Practice, Posture, Precepts, Perfect Wisdom, Daily Life, Sangha, Anger,...
Mar 05 1994

Madyamika/Yogachara Schools of Emptiness/Synthesis

Serial: BZ-00964A

Three Bodies of Buddha pt. II, Sesshin Day 2

Madyamika, Trikaya, Emptiness, Yogachara, Religion, Emotions, Karma, Sixth Patriarch...
Mar 13 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

March 19th, 1994, Serial No. 00550

Five Ranks, Attachment, Subject-and-Object, Commitment, Ego, Sixth Patriarch, Duality...
Mar 19 1994

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