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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April 11th, 1999, Serial No. 00072, Side A Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Chanting, Sangha, Aspects of Practice, Transmission... |
Apr 11 1999 |
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October 29th, 1998, Serial No. 00840 Birth-and-Death, Impermanence, Continuous, Hate, Six Realms, Attachment, Soto Zen,... |
Oct 29 1998 |
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September 12th, 1998, Serial No. 00437, Side A Vows, Obstacles, Offering, Anger, New Year, Transmission, Bodhisattva Vow, Dharma... |
Sep 12 1998 |
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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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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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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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December 3rd, 1997, Serial No. 01067 Mindfulness, Right Effort, Concentration, American, Dependent Origination, Don't... |
Dec 03 1997 |
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November 8th, 1997, Serial No. 00324, Side B Intimacy, Buddha Ancestors, Peace, Separation, training, Culture, Anger, Patience,... |
Nov 08 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, Obstacles, Constancy, Discrimination, Duality, Buddha... |
Sep 26 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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September 20th, 1997, Serial No. 00322, Side A American, Culture, Building, Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Funeral, Silence, Greed, training... |
Sep 20 1997 |
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June 28th, 1997, Serial No. 00316, Side A Practice Period, Conversation, Heart Sutra, Tassajara, Oneness, Silence, Addiction,... |
Jun 28 1997 |
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June 7th, 1997, Serial No. 00365, Side B Anger, Practice Period, resistance, Demons, Interdependence, Emotions, Conversation,... |
Jun 07 1997 |
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June 5th, 1997, Serial No. 00536 Anger, Nirvana, Addiction, Precepts, Religion, Evil, Teacher-and-Student, Describe,... |
Jun 05 1997 |
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May 29th, 1997, Serial No. 00537 Right Speech, Precepts, Attachment, Sixth Patriarch, Conversation, Observe, Bell,... |
May 29 1997 |
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May 24th, 1997, Serial No. 00364, Side B Buddha Nature, Pure Existence, Anger, Practice Period, Karma, Renewal, Bodhisattva... |
May 24 1997 |
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May 15th, 1997, Serial No. 00539 Precepts, Offering, Evil, Buddha Nature, Anger, Sixth Patriarch, Emotions, Addiction... |
May 15 1997 |
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May 15th, 1997, Serial No. 01457 Precepts, Offering, Evil, Anger, Buddha Nature, Emotions, Addiction, Sixth Patriarch... |
May 15 1997 |
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1997.04.24-serial.00054 Daily Life, Happiness, Sangha, Repentance, Meditation, Vows, lecture, Don't Know... |
Apr 24 1997 |
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1997.04.22-serial.00055 Four Noble Truths, Daily Life, Greed, Anger, Precepts, Meditation, Ego, Beginners,... |
Apr 22 1997 |
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February 22nd, 1997, Serial No. 00358, Side A Berkeley Zen Center, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Chanting, Anger, War, Diversity,... |
Feb 22 1997 |
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January 26th, 1997, Serial No. 00783, Side A Attachment, American, Emotions, Interview, Non-duality, Concentration, Separation,... |
Jan 26 1997 |
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December 14th, 1996, Serial No. 00781, Side A Anger, Dream World, Separation, Conversation, Happiness, Describe, Offering, Culture... |
Dec 14 1996 |
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November 17th, 1996, Serial No. 00787, Side B Gratitude, Commitment, Silence, Passions, Mindfulness, Precepts, Religion, War, Peace... |
Nov 17 1996 |