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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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Metta SuttaSerial: BZ-00830B Saturday Lecture Metta Sutta, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Peace, Nirvana, Gratitude,... |
Jul 01 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Letting Go of Preconceptions Practice Period, Instruction, Birth-and-Death, Samsara, Silent Illumination, Book of... |
May 20 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan Case #45 Fundraising, Intimacy, Evil, Teacher-and-Student, Mindfulness, Emotions, Anger,... |
May 13 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Shantideva Class Anger, Patience, Enthusiasm, Emotions, Letting Go, Right Speech, Happiness, Zazen,... |
May 09 1995 Unknown |
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Shush’s Way Seeking Mind Talk Instruction, Practice Period, Obstacles, Bowing, Hindrances, Tassajara Zen Mountain... |
May 08 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Shantideva Class Anger, Enemies, Letting Go, Renunciation, Happiness, Concentration, Patience,... |
May 02 1995 Unknown |
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Shantideva ClassSerial: SF-03200 Practice of Morality/Ethics Mindfulness, Doubt, Enemies, Emotions, Discrimination, Anger, Don't Know Mind,... |
Apr 25 1995 Unknown |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Faith, Ceremony, Big Mind, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Emotions, Gratitude, Lay... |
Mar 28 1995 |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Delusion, confusion, Freedom, Sangha, Silence, Anger, Hate |
Mar 27 1995 |
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Dragons Dragons, Anger, Precepts, Building, Attachment, Samadhi, confusion |
Mar 25 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Chiji Shingi and Metta Sutta: Metta SuttaSerial: BZ-00764 Class 9 of 10 Anger, Emotions, Happiness, Ego, Karma, Greed, Duality, Enemies, Bell |
Mar 16 1995 9 Tassajara |
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Delusion Emotions, Posture, Hate, Greed, confusion, Anger, Culture, Instruction |
Feb 19 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Celibacy and Compassion in CommunitySerial: NC-00110 Archival Photo, Lecture #5 OSB Cam, Compassion, Commitment, Anger, Balance, Fox |
Jan 27 1995 4 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Balancing Identity: Independence Meets InterdependenceSerial: NC-00107 Archival Photo, Lecture #1 OSB Cam, Ego, Anger, Hate, Separation |
Jan 23 1995 1 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Vastness of Bodhisattva Vow and Peculiarities in Personalities and PracticeSerial: BZ-00946A Lecture Peace, Repentance, Vow, Greed, Hate, Anger, Silence, Offering, Precepts |
Jan 21 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Camaldolese Spirituality: General Historical Overview / ImplicationsSerial: NC-00017 Part of "Romualdian/Camaldolese/Benedictine Spirituality" 3. General Historical Overview / Implications Archival Photo OSB Cam, Money, War, Anger, Intention |
1995 3 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Silence, Watchfulness, Purity of Heart / Jesus Prayer: Prayer of Mind-in-HeartSerial: NC-00013 Session 1 & 2 of "Hesychia: Inner Silence and the Jesus Prayer" Archival Photo OSB Cam, Hesychia, Jesus Prayer, Prayer of the Heart, Demons, Sanctuary, Mindfulness... |
1995 1 of 2 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Bendowa II: Jijuyu Samadhi, Faith and DoubtSerial: BZ-00953B Rohatsu Day 2 Commitment, Doubt, Samadhi, Sangha, Anger, Happiness, Evil, Posture, Building... |
Dec 05 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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RenunciationSerial: BZ-00956A Saturday Lecture Renunciation, Anger, Renunciation, Nirvana, Ego, Daily Life, Greed, Right Effort,... |
Oct 29 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Contemplative PrayerSerial: NC-00929 Contemplative Prayer class Anger, Enemies, Zazen, Hindrances, Dragons |
Sep 21 1994 4 of 7 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Contemplative PrayerSerial: NC-00926 Contemplative Prayer class Emotions, Enemies, Funeral, Anger, Duality |
Sep 06 1994 1 of 7 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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The Five HindrancesSerial: BZ-00937A Beginners' sitting Hindrances, Anger, Doubt, Emotions, Bowing, Passions, Culture, Peace |
Aug 14 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture Anger, Birth-and-Death, Monkey Mind, Vow, Attachment, Posture, Impermanence, Buddha... |
Jul 10 1994 Green Gulch Farm |
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Heroes, Shadows and O J SimpsonSerial: BZ-00941B Lecture Composure, Hate, American, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Culture, Interview, Evil, Anger, Vow... |
Jul 09 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Four Foundations of Mindfulness #3Serial: BZ-00944 Sesshin Day 3 Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Equanimity, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Daily Life,... |
Jun 10 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Perfection of WisdomSerial: BZ-00230 Class 3 of 5 Perfect Wisdom, Six Realms, Evil, Nirvana, Constancy, Right Effort, Lotus Sutra,... |
Apr 07 1994 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Meeting of American Culture and BuddhismSerial: SF-00135 Lecture Series New Year, confusion, Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Diversity, Continuous Practice,... |
Apr 05 1994 7 City Center |
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Perfection of WisdomSerial: BZ-00229 Class 2 of 5 Perfect Wisdom, Dragons, Nirvana, Heart Sutra, Vimalakirti, Precepts, Anger, Right... |
Mar 31 1994 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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FeelingsSerial: BZ-00050B Sesshin Day 4 Emotions, Discrimination, Big Mind, Ego, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Posture,... |
Mar 27 1994 Tassajara |
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Full Awareness of Breathing; On illuminating ThoughtsSerial: BZ-00736 Sesshin Day 4 Posture, Anger, Observe, Intuition, Concentration, Enemies, Discrimination, Daily... |
Mar 27 1994 Tassajara |
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Platform SutraSerial: BZ-00550 Class 8 of 10 Five Ranks, Attachment, Subject-and-Object, Commitment, Ego, Sixth Patriarch, Duality... |
Mar 19 1994 8 Tassajara |
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Madyamika/Yogachara Schools of Emptiness/SynthesisSerial: 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 |
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Zazen Practice: Intention; Getting to Zendo and Seeing RealitySerial: BZ-00965A Lecture Family Practice, Posture, Precepts, Perfect Wisdom, Daily Life, Sangha, Anger,... |
Mar 05 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism: The ArtsSerial: SF-00008 Lecture Series New Year, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Emptiness, Lineage, Anger, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Feb 01 1994 City Center |
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Sunday Lecture Ordinary Mind, Faith, Anger, Impermanence, Humility, Greed, Commitment, Letting Go,... |
Jan 30 1994 Green Gulch Farm |
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Mindwaves, Unconsciousness: Taking the Posture Not One, Not TwoSerial: BZ-00981A One day sitting Karma, Big Mind, Posture, Hindrances, Don't Know Mind, Daily Life, Anger,... |
Jan 22 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Gateways to Liberation: Dogen’s “Plum Blossoms” and OryokiSerial: BZ-00660A Lecture Big Mind, Buddha Mind, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Posture, Anger, Oneness,... |
Nov 13 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Nagarajuna and Dogen on BuddhanatureSerial: 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 |
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Hongzhi: Cultivating the Empty FieldSerial: BZ-00656B The Backward Step, The Upright Cauldron, Saturday Lecture Hongzhi, Silent Illumination, Pure Existence, Anger, Instruction, Teacher-and-Student... |
Oct 09 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mind and Heart of Practice in Daily LifeSerial: BZ-00627B Lecture Oneness, Anger, Enemies, Lineage, Evil, Hate, Precepts, Posture, Religion |
Aug 28 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mind and Body in Zen and Yoga PracticeSerial: BZ-00627A Lecture Posture, Concentration, Instruction, Anger, Lay, Duality, Beginners, Sangha, Dragons... |
Aug 21 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fukan Zazen-gi: Dust and Cataracts are the Flowers of EmptinessSerial: BZ-00654A Lecture Anger, Instruction, Emotions, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Concentration,... |
Jul 24 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zuigan's Wake Up CallSerial: BZ-00668A Saturday Lecture Zuigan, War, Greed, Daily Life, Oneness, Hate, Offering, Doubt, Anger, Karma, Ego... |
Jul 10 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's Zazengi IISerial: BZ-00652A Sesshin Day 3 Fukanzazengi, Concentration, Posture, Subject-and-Object, Observe, Samadhi, Daily... |
Jun 11 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's Fukanaazengi: Zazen InstructionsSerial: BZ-00653A Sesshin Day 1 Fukanzazengi, Zazen, Posture, Concentration, Anger, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,... |
Jun 09 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Buddhism and American Culture Emptiness, Forgiveness, Letting Go, Samadhi, Emotions, Freedom, Four Noble Truths,... |
May 03 1993 City Center |
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Introduction to BuddhismSerial: BZ-00270 Class 6 of 6 Four Noble Truths, Enemies, Mahayana, Impermanence, Anger, Attachment, Monastic... |
Apr 22 1993 6 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Non-Attachment as Distinct from DetachmentSerial: BZ-00662B One-Day Sitting Non-attachment, Attachment, Peace, Commitment, Passions, Pure Existence, Observe,... |
Apr 10 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mindfulness: the Satipattana SutraSerial: BZ-00662A Lecture Mindfulness, Observe, Daily Life, Separation, Concentration, Posture, Duality,... |
Mar 27 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Introduction to BuddhismSerial: BZ-00263 Class 1 of 6 Four Noble Truths, Culture, Nirvana, Religion, Karma, Enthusiasm, Anger, Hindrances,... |
Mar 11 1993 1 Berkeley Zen Center |