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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OrdinationSerial: BZ-00958B One-Day Sitting Ordination, Priest, Precepts, Priest-and-Lay, Lay, Ordination, Anger, Bodhisattva... |
Mar 15 1992 Berkeley Zen Center |
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February 22nd, 1992, Serial No. 00685, Side A Vows, Mindfulness, Right Speech, Right Effort, Concentration, Daily Life, Peace,... |
Feb 22 1992 |
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February 20th, 1992, Serial No. 00278 Heart Sutra, Dependent Origination, Bell, Practice Period, Chanting, Bodhisattva... |
Feb 20 1992 |
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Zazen InstructionSerial: BZ-00682B Instruction Zazen, Instruction, Priest, Bowing, Posture, Passions, Concentration, Anger,... |
Jan 09 1992 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 21st, 1991, Serial No. 00681, Side B Attachment, Bodhisattva Vow, Bodhisattva Way, Vows, Offering, Ego, Bodhisattva... |
Dec 21 1991 |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00693B Rohatsu Day 7 Religion, Ordinary Mind, Discrimination, Duality, Don't Know Mind, Greed,... |
Dec 07 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 21st, 1991, Serial No. 00272 Soto Zen, Concentration, Liberation, Karma, Obstacles, Four Noble Truths, Commitment... |
Nov 21 1991 |
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Tozan's Five RanksSerial: BZ-00730 Lecture Continuous, Observe, Describe, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature, Anger, Ego, Five... |
Nov 20 1991 |
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November 16th, 1991, Serial No. 00704, Side A Dragons, Anger, Beginners, Posture, Culture, War, Sangha, Interview, Bowing, Lineage... |
Nov 16 1991 |
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Hui-Neng's Verse to Monk and LaitySerial: BZ-00703A Fault Finding, One-Day Sitting Hui Neng, Sixth Precept, Platform Sutra, Passions, Posture, Hindrances, Lay, Sixth... |
Nov 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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1991.10.19-serial.00093 true dharma, Sangha, Gratitude, Zazen, Letting Go, Vows, Anger, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Oct 19 1991 |
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September 7th, 1991, Serial No. 00715, Side A Enemies, Anger, Mahayana, Equanimity, Greed, Lovingkindness, Happiness, Peace,... |
Sep 07 1991 |
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Fear Emptiness, Mindfulness, Right Speech, Describe, Don't Know Mind, Commitment,... |
Aug 05 1991 City Center |
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August 3rd, 1991, Serial No. 00971, Side B Renunciation, Four Noble Truths, Mindfulness, Mill Valley, Four Foundations, Anger,... |
Aug 03 1991 |
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Dogen's Time-BeingSerial: BZ-00966A Sesshin Day 1 Time-Being, Dream World, Pure Existence, Doubt, Peace, Non-discrimination, Intuition... |
Jun 26 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 13th, 1991, Serial No. 00726 Hindrances, Addiction, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Anger, Doubt, Lay, Ego,... |
May 13 1991 |
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World Peace Through Compassion and Non-Violence Non-violence, Peace, Religion, Happiness, Freedom, Politics, Hate, Patience, Greed,... |
Apr 09 1991 |
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February 28th, 1991, Serial No. 00264 Heart Sutra, Chanting, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Subject-and-Object, Evil, Bell... |
Feb 28 1991 |
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February 21st, 1991, Serial No. 00265 Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Anger, Passions, Skandas, Four Noble Truths, causation,... |
Feb 21 1991 |
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February 7th, 1991, Serial No. 00267 Heart Sutra, Chanting, Avalokiteshvara, Monastic Practice, Lineage, Practice Period,... |
Feb 07 1991 |
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Mideast CrisisSerial: BZ-00687B Discussion led by Alan Senauke, Saturday Lecture Current Events, War, Peace, Avalokiteshvara, Enemies, Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Building... |
Jan 12 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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January 5th, 1991, Serial No. 00687, Side A confusion, Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Evil, Aspects of Practice, Silence, Right... |
Jan 05 1991 |
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December 15th, 1990, Serial No. 00699, Side A Concentration, Soto Zen, Instruction, Anger, Hate, Family Practice, Posture, Describe... |
Dec 15 1990 |
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Dedicate to World PeaceSerial: BZ-00696B Starts with Ourself, Rohatsu Day 1 Peace, Anger, War, Enemies, stubbornness, Hate, Building, Emotions, Greed, Continuous... |
Dec 02 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Eightfold PathSerial: BZ-00695A One-Day Sitting Eightfold Path, Concentration, Right Speech, Mindfulness, Four Noble Truths, Right... |
Nov 11 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 3rd, 1990, Serial No. 01478 Dragons, Posture, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Nature, Karma, Hindrances, confusion,... |
Nov 03 1990 |
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SegakiSerial: BZ-00724 Lecture Seijiki, Birth-and-Death, Demons, Anger, Offering, Greed, Six Realms, Hate, Funeral,... |
Oct 28 1990 |
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SegakiSerial: BZ-00496A Saturday Lecture Seijiki, Anger, Greed, Six Realms, Liberation, Demons, Nirvana, Equanimity, Offering... |
Oct 27 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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SegakiSerial: BZ-00723 Lecture Seijiki, Birth-and-Death, Demons, Anger, Offering, Six Realms, Greed, Hate, Funeral,... |
Oct 20 1990 |
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October 6th, 1990, Serial No. 00493, Side B Bodhisattva Ceremony, Anger, Cultivation, Sangha, Posture, training, Obstacles,... |
Oct 06 1990 |
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Vinaya/American VinayaSerial: BZ-00722 Lecture Vinaya, Precepts, Buddha Mind, American, Daily Life, Sangha, Aspects of Practice,... |
Jun 12 1990 |
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May 5th, 1990, Serial No. 00506, Side A Anger, Demons, New Year, Passions, Commitment, Impermanence, Liberation, Greed... |
May 05 1990 |
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Earth DaySerial: BZ-00508 Saturday Lecture Earth Day, Precepts, Happiness, Tassajara, Buddha Nature, Dragons, Commitment, Greed... |
Apr 22 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 25th, 1990, Serial No. 00510, Side B Lotus Sutra, Berkeley Zen Center, Anger, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Gratitude,... |
Mar 25 1990 |
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Nirvana and ParinirvanaSerial: BZ-00498A Saturday Lecture Parinirvana, Nirvana, Nirvana, Hate, Greed, Birth-and-Death, confusion, Four Noble... |
Feb 10 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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How to Start the New YearSerial: BZ-00502B Saturday Lecture New Year, Concentration, Mindfulness, Equanimity, Daily Life, Enthusiasm, Anger, New... |
Jan 06 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fall Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-00386 Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Commitment, training, Priest, Daily... |
Nov 05 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #7: Pt. 2Serial: BZ-00382 "You Are, Echo", Sesshin Day 2 Echo, BCR-7, Buddha Nature, Pure Existence, Big Mind, Fox, Bodhidharma, Precepts,... |
Sep 04 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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1989.07.23-serial.00082 Obstacles, Anger, Doubt, Enemies, Dana, Emotions, Observe, Bell, Vows, Instruction... |
Jul 23 1989 |
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Tokusan Brings His BowlsSerial: BZ-00377B Sesshin Day 4 Tokusan, Bell, Monastic Practice, Dragons, Lineage, Peace, Anger |
Jun 24 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 27th, 1989, Serial No. 00721Serial: BZ-00721 Lecture Precepts, Daily Life, Cultivation, Practice Period, Emotions, Posture, Anger, Birth-... |
May 27 1989 |
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Six Factors of ConsciousnessSerial: BZ-00371B Sesshin Day 2 Consciousness, Monkey Mind, Doubt, Hindrances, Posture, Anger, Ego, Daily Life, Hate... |
Mar 18 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Greed, Hate, and DelusionSerial: BZ-00371A Saturday Lecture Three Poisons, Greed, Hate, Delusion, Greed, Hate, Anger, Teacher-and-Student, Birth-... |
Mar 11 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mindfulness of FeelingsSerial: BZ-00328 Sesshin Day 4 Four Foundations, Mindfulness, Emotions, Happiness, Enthusiasm, Don't Know Mind... |
Feb 21 1989 |