Emotions Talks
Emotions are physical and mental states brought on by neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure. There is no scientific consensus on a definition. Emotions are often intertwined with mood, temperament, personality, disposition, or creativity.
Research on emotion has increased over the past two decades, with many fields contributing, including psychology, medicine, history, sociology of emotions, and computer science. The numerous attempts to explain the origin, function, and other aspects of emotions have fostered intense research on this topic. Theorizing about the evolutionary origin and possible purpose of emotion dates back to Charles Darwin. Current areas of research include the neuroscience of emotion, using tools like PET and fMRI scans to study the affective picture processes in the brain.
From a mechanistic perspective, emotions can be defined as "a positive or negative experience that is associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity." Emotions are complex, involving multiple different components, such as subjective experience, cognitive processes, expressive behavior, psychophysiological changes, and instrumental behavior. At one time, academics attempted to identify the emotion with one of the components: William James with a subjective experience, behaviorists with instrumental behavior, psychophysiologists with physiological changes, and so on. More recently, emotion has been said to consist of all the components. The different components of emotion are categorized somewhat differently depending on the academic discipline. In psychology and philosophy, emotion typically includes a subjective, conscious experience characterized primarily by psychophysiological expressions, biological reactions, and mental states. A similar multi-componential description of emotion is found in sociology. For example, Peggy Thoits described emotions as involving physiological components, cultural or emotional labels (anger, surprise, etc.), expressive body actions, and the appraisal of situations and contexts. Cognitive processes, like reasoning and decision-making, are often regarded as separate from emotional processes, making a division between "thinking" and "feeling". However, not all theories of emotion regard this separation as valid.
Nowadays, most research into emotions in the clinical and well-being context focuses on emotion dynamics in daily life, predominantly the intensity of specific emotions and their variability, instability, inertia, and differentiation, as well as whether and how emotions augment or blunt each other over time and differences in these dynamics between people and along the lifespan.
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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 |
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GenjokoanSerial: BZ-00709A Sesshin Day 1 Genjokoan, Duality, Birth-and-Death, Non-duality, Emotions, Practice Period,... |
Jun 24 1992 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Criticism in the Realm of Absolute and RelativeSerial: BZ-00631A Sesshin Day 5 Absolute-and-Relative, Absolute-and-Relative, Big Mind, Discrimination, Emotions, Ego... |
Jun 28 1992 Berkeley Zen Center |
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1992.09.20-serial.00112 Emotions, Buddha Nature, Sanctuary, Equanimity, Desire |
Sep 20 1992 |
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1992.09.20-serial.00257 Emotions, Buddha Nature, Sanctuary, Desire, Equanimity |
Sep 20 1992 |
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September 26th, 1992, Serial No. 00638, Side B Silence, Don't Know Mind, resistance, Concentration, Peace, Emotions, Politics,... |
Sep 26 1992 |
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October 1st, 1992, Serial No. 00612 Anger, Precepts, Patience, Ordinary Mind, Enemies, Emotions, Dependent Origination,... |
Oct 01 1992 |
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Spiritual Teaching of the Brief Rule of Saint RomualdSerial: NC-00037 Part of "Spiritual Teaching of the Brief Rule of Saint Romuald" Talk #1 is missing. Archival Photo OSB Cam, Emotions, Monastic Practice, Compassion, Intimacy, Observe |
1993 2 of 4 (#1 missing) New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Spiritual Teaching of the Brief Rule of Saint RomualdSerial: NC-00038 Part of "Spiritual Teaching of the Brief Rule of Saint Romuald" Talk #1 is missing. Archival Photo OSB Cam, Letting Go, Chanting, Emotions, Posture, Enlightenment |
1993 3 of 4 (#1 missing) New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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History of Consciousness and the IncarnationSerial: NC-00060 Part of "Spirituality in a Secular World: Poetry and Wisdom" 2. History of Consciousness and the Incarnation Archival Photo OSB Cam, Dream World, Pain, Concentration, Emotions |
1993 2 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Monastic Spirituality for the Christian in the WorldSerial: NC-00082A Monastic Spirituality for the Christian in the World Archival Photo OSB Cam, Enemies, Commitment, Compassion, Intention, Emotions |
1993 5 of 6 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Richard RolleSerial: NC-00089B Part of "The English Mystics" Conference 2: Richard Rolle Archival Photo OSB Cam, Echo, Emotions, Constancy, Enthusiasm, Obstacles |
1993 2 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Sunday Lecture Cultivation, Patience, Enemies, Anger, Happiness, Emotions, Death-and-Dying,... |
Jan 17 1993 Green Gulch |
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January 21st, 1993, Serial No. 00617 Precepts, Giving-and-Taking, Mahayana, Attachment, Passions, Buddha Mind, Emotions,... |
Jan 21 1993 |
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The First Noble Truth, The Three Kinds of SufferingSerial: BZ-00648B The Suffering of Impermanence, Saturday Lecture Impermanence, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Vow, Attachment, Impermanence, Emotions... |
Feb 06 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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February 11th, 1993, Serial No. 00620 Anger, Precepts, Emotions, Bowing, Vows, Gratitude, Ordination, Culture, Greed,... |
Feb 11 1993 |
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Sunday Lecture Anger, Nirvana, Emotions, Cultivation, Posture, Hindrances, Greed, Forgiveness,... |
Feb 14 1993 Green Gulch |
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March 25th, 1993, Serial No. 00269 Precepts, Concentration, Mindfulness, Soto Zen, Impermanence, zen meditation,... |
Mar 25 1993 |
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March 27th, 1993, Serial No. 00662, Side A Mindfulness, Observe, Daily Life, Separation, Concentration, Posture, Duality,... |
Mar 27 1993 |
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Buddhism and American Culture Emptiness, Forgiveness, Letting Go, Samadhi, training, Emotions, Freedom, Four Noble... |
May 03 1993 City Center |
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Practice and BoredomSerial: BZ-00670A Sesshin Day 5 Zazen, Stillness, Daily Life, Pure Existence, Doubt, Posture, soto, Separation,... |
Jun 13 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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June 19th, 1993, Serial No. 01515, Side A Constancy, confusion, Chanting, Building, Emotions |
Jun 19 1993 |
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Sunday Lecture Forgiveness, Peace, Emotions, Mill Valley, Gratitude, Enemies, Conversation, Daily... |
Jun 27 1993 Green Gulch |
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July 24th, 1993, Serial No. 00654, Side A Anger, Instruction, Emotions, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Concentration,... |
Jul 24 1993 |
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July 31st, 1993, Serial No. 00654, Side B Pure Existence, Obstacles, Posture, Teacher-and-Student, Transmission, Instruction,... |
Jul 31 1993 |
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August 14th, 1993, Serial No. 00655, Side B Monastic Practice, Precepts, Religion, American, Emotions, Mindfulness, Daily Life,... |
Aug 14 1993 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #2Serial: BZ-00657A Joshu's "The Way Is Not Difficult", Saturday Lecture Joshu, BCR-2, confusion, Attachment, Hate, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Emotions,... |
Sep 18 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 31st, 1993, Serial No. 00064 Ceremony, Offering, Thich Nhat Hanh, Emotions, Six Realms |
Oct 31 1993 |
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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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Refining Your LifeSerial: BZ-01497A Rohatsu Day 3 Tenzo Kyokun, Bell, Sanctuary, Emotions, Book of Serenity, soto, Discrimination,... |
Dec 01 1993 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 18th, 1993, Serial No. 00959, Side A Emotions, Mindfulness, Skandas, Four Foundations, Dependent Origination, New Year,... |
Dec 18 1993 |
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Monastic HistorySerial: NC-00328 Monastic History Class OSB Cam, Demons, Dragons, Emotions, Politics, Daily Life |
Dec 29 1993 5 of 34 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Monastic HistorySerial: NC-00331 Monastic History Class OSB Cam, Instruction, Money, Politics, Emotions |
Jan 08 1994 8 of 34 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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March 4th, 1994, Serial No. 00557 Evil, Big Mind, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, Hindrances, Five Ranks, Nirvana, Soto... |
Mar 04 1994 |
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Monastic HistorySerial: NC-00348 Monastic History Class, Italy 10th Century OSB Cam, Enemies, Compassion, Money, Emotions |
Mar 10 1994 26 of 34 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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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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March 19th, 1994, Serial No. 00550 Five Ranks, Attachment, Subject-and-Object, Commitment, Ego, Sixth Patriarch, Duality... |
Mar 19 1994 |
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FeelingsSerial: BZ-00050B Sesshin Day 4 Emotions, Discrimination, Big Mind, Ego, Tassajara, Posture, Anger, Doubt |
Mar 27 1994 |
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Monastic HistorySerial: NC-00319 Monastic History Class, Byzantine Monasticism, Orthodox Monasticism OSB Cam, Money, zen, Letting Go, Zazen, Emotions |
Mar 28 1994 31 of 34 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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July 30th, 1994, Serial No. 00939, Side B Discrimination, Enemies, resistance, Transmission, Duality, Emotions, Attachment... |
Jul 30 1994 |
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August 14th, 1994, Serial No. 00937, Side A Hindrances, Anger, Doubt, Emotions, Aspects of Practice, Bowing, Passions, Describe,... |
Aug 14 1994 |
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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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September 17th, 1994, Serial No. 00934, Side A Precepts, Repentance, Vows, Interdependence, Buddha Nature, Enemies, Right Speech,... |
Sep 17 1994 |
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1994.10.02-serial.00117 Lovingkindness, Equanimity, Skandas, Letting Go, Emotions |
Oct 02 1994 |
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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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Sunday Lecture Ceremony, Practice Period, Four Noble Truths, Funeral, Fox, Bell, Six Realms, Demons... |
Oct 30 1994 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Commitment, Letting Go, Suzuki Roshi, training, Greed, Emotions,... |
Nov 27 1994 Green Gulch |
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Awakening Self in the English Romantic PoetsSerial: NC-00049 Part of "The Awakening Self: The New Testament and the Poets" retreat. Archival Photo OSB Cam, Poetry, Mandala, Enlightenment, Emotions, Ego |
1995 3 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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To Be OneselfSerial: SF-00157 Sunday talk; what does that mean - what's that? Finding out what this means is a vast undertaking. Conversation, Practice Period, Dragons, Lay, New Year, training, Separation, Skandas... |
Jan 15 1995 Green Gulch Farm |
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February 19th, 1995, Serial No. 00913, Side A Emotions, Posture, Hate, Greed, confusion, Anger, Culture, Instruction |
Feb 19 1995 |