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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January 21st, 1995, Serial No. 00946, Side A

Peace, Repentance, Vows, Greed, Hate, Anger, Silence, Offering, Precepts
Jan 21 1995

December 5th, 1994, Serial No. 00953, Side B

Commitment, Doubt, Samadhi, Sangha, Anger, Happiness, Evil, Posture, Building...
Dec 05 1994

Renunciation

Serial: BZ-00956A

Saturday Lecture

Renunciation, Anger, Renunciation, Nirvana, Ego, Daily Life, Greed, Right Effort,...
Oct 29 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

August 14th, 1994, Serial No. 00937, Side A

Hindrances, Anger, Doubt, Emotions, Aspects of Practice, Bowing, Passions, Describe,...
Aug 14 1994

July 9th, 1994, Serial No. 00941, Side B

Composure, training, Hate, American, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Culture, Interview, Evil,...
Jul 09 1994

Four Foundations of Mindfulness #3

Serial: BZ-00944

Sesshin Day 3

Four Foundations, Equanimity, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Daily Life, Attachment,...
Jun 10 1994
Berkeley Zen Center

April 7th, 1994, Serial No. 00230

Perfect Wisdom, Six Realms, Evil, Nirvana, Constancy, Right Effort, Lotus Sutra,...
Apr 07 1994

The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism

Serial: SF-00135

Lecture Series

New Year, confusion, Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Diversity, Continuous, Concentration,...
Apr 05 1994
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City Center

March 31st, 1994, Serial No. 00229

Perfect Wisdom, Dragons, Nirvana, Heart Sutra, Vimalakirti, Precepts, Anger, Right...
Mar 31 1994

Feelings

Serial: BZ-00050B

Sesshin Day 4

Emotions, Discrimination, Big Mind, Ego, Tassajara, Posture, Anger, Doubt
Mar 27 1994

March 27th, 1994, Serial No. 00736

Posture, Anger, Observe, Intuition, Concentration, Enemies, Discrimination, Daily...
Mar 27 1994

March 19th, 1994, Serial No. 00550

Five Ranks, Attachment, Subject-and-Object, Commitment, Ego, Sixth Patriarch, Duality...
Mar 19 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 5th, 1994, Serial No. 00965, Side A

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Buddhism and American Culture

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

April 22nd, 1993, Serial No. 00270

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

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

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

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

March 11th, 1993, Serial No. 00263

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

February 11th, 1993, Serial No. 00620

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

February 4th, 1993, Serial No. 00619

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

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

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

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

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

October 1st, 1992, Serial No. 00612

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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