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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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Blue Cliff Record #90: Her Koan — Chih Men’s Body of WisdomSerial: BZ-01238 Saturday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Funeral, Practice Period, Commitment,... |
Jun 05 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Non-Duality, Emptiness, Leaving No TraceSerial: BZ-01043A Class 4 of 5 Subject-and-Object, Passions, Skandas, Anger, confusion, Non-duality, Greed, Birth-... |
Jun 01 2006 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Worldly Life and Pure PracticeSerial: BZ-01237 Kid Zendo: Circles, Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Practice, Birth-and-Death, Precepts, Daily Life, Interview, Greed, Doubt... |
May 27 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Dealing with a Problematic Public Library PatronSerial: BZ-01236D Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Anger, Practice Position, Interview, Lay Practice, Soto... |
May 20 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra: Dharmas, Skandas and 18 EmptinessesSerial: BZ-01041A Class 2 of 5 Karma, Ego, Skandas, Nirvana, Duality, Dependent Origination, Interdependence, Buddha... |
May 18 2006 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heart Sutra in Everyday Life, from Shuso, Gentle Rain, Dharma BlossomSerial: BZ-01234 Monday morning Talk Practice Period, Ordinary Mind, Anger, Heart Sutra, Practice Position, Commitment,... |
May 08 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Finding Your Own Middle Way: Dharma and the EnneagramSerial: BZ-01223 Teaching Retreat Happiness, Passions, Commitment, Emotions, Obstacles, Anger, Addiction, Ego, Samadhi... |
Mar 19 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Right SpeechSerial: BZ-01219 Saturday Lecture Right Speech, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Commitment, Liberation, Happiness,... |
Feb 25 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Eight Attributes of an Enlightened BeingSerial: BZ-01209 Reading from Dogen, Saturday Lecture Eight Aspects, Dogen, Eight Awarenesses, Big Mind, Greed, Samadhi, Anger, Hindrances... |
Jan 07 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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“Calmness of Mind” from Not Always SoSerial: BZ-01039A Class 4 of 4 Anger, Attachment, American, Ego, Interview, Chanting, Concentration, Bell, Offering... |
Nov 17 2005 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Saving Sentient Beings of Your Own MindSerial: BZ-01191 Review of Sojun's List of Mental Formations, Saturday Lecture Gaining Mind, Anger, Buddha Nature, Vow, Forgiveness, Intuition, Emotions,... |
Oct 01 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Intersection of Enlightenment and Delusion (Kid Zendo)Serial: BZ-01324 Saturday Lecture Discrimination, Peace, Instruction, American, Anger, Greed, confusion, Religion... |
May 21 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dharma TransmissionSerial: BZ-01321 Saturday Lecture Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Humility, Priest, Renunciation, Ego, Practice... |
May 07 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Teacher-Student RelationshipsSerial: BZ-00599 Hierarchy, Sesshin Day 5 Teacher-and-Student, Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Anger, Intimacy, Practice Period... |
Mar 27 2005 |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00585 Zendo Lecture Practice Period, Impermanence, Five Ranks, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Vow, Bowing... |
Mar 21 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Heart Sutra: Emptiness Described Through the Heart SutraSerial: BZ-01312C Saturday Lecture Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Anger, Interdependence, Ego,... |
Mar 05 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror SamadhiSerial: BZ-00773 Class 5 of 12 Precepts, Intuition, Forgiveness, Buddha Nature, Absolute-and-Relative, Repentance,... |
Feb 17 2005 5 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Tozan’s Five RanksSerial: BZ-01307 Saturday Lecture Five Ranks, Anger, Peace, Soto Zen, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Lineage... |
Feb 12 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Be the Boss of EverythingSerial: BZ-01299 When Everything Is Contained in Practice, Saturday Lecture Buddha Mind, Ordinary Mind, Big Mind, Anger, confusion, Posture, Ego, Bodhisattva Way... |
Dec 18 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Life Is Like Sesshin: Use of Kyusaku: Being RebornSerial: BZ-01297 Forgiveness. Renewal for the New Year, Rohatsu Day 7 New Year, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Renewal,... |
Dec 05 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 5th, 2004, Serial No. 01565 New Year, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Renewal,... |
Dec 05 2004 |
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George W. Bush and a Dogen FascicleSerial: BZ-01263B Saturday Lecture Dogen, Current Events, Politics, Anger, Birth-and-Death, War, Greed, Buddha Ancestors... |
May 15 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Awesome Presence of Active Buddhas: A Dogen FascicleSerial: BZ-01261 Saturday Lecture Greed, Continuous Practice, Culture, Bell, Daily Life, Anger, Renunciation,... |
Apr 24 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Three Treasures and Six Sign-up SheetsSerial: BZ-01364 One Day Sitting Sangha, Big Mind, Practice Period, Commitment, Addiction, Instruction, Emotions,... |
Oct 26 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Things Change: ButchSerial: BZ-01359 Women's Sitting Blue Cliff Record, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Renewal, Repentance, Transmission... |
Sep 21 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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On Death: After the Passing of Butch BalyutSerial: BZ-01358 Saturday Lecture Death-and-Dying, Priest, Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Blue Cliff Record,... |
Sep 20 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Second Factor, InvestigationSerial: BZ-00293 Class 3 of 5 Concentration, Mindfulness, Anger, confusion, Four Noble Truths, Monastic Practice,... |
May 29 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mindfulness and GathasSerial: BZ-00136A Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Gathas, Anger, Mindfulness, Vow, Bell, Emotions, Karma, Addiction, Daily... |
May 17 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Mindfulness of Body and FeelingsSerial: BZ-00294 Class 1 of 5 Mindfulness, Anger, Daily Life, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Demons, Subject-and-... |
May 15 2003 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi: Bells, Lightness and FaithSerial: BZ-00542 Class 7 of 7 Bell, Doubt, Daily Life, Attachment, Religion, Anger, Rinzai, Chanting, Mindfulness,... |
Apr 01 2003 7 Chapel Hill Zen Center |
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Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master HongzhiSerial: BZ-00543 Class 5 of 7 Karma, Addiction, Anger, War, Demons, Intuition, Equanimity, Attachment, Interview,... |
Mar 30 2003 5 Chapel Hill Zen Center |
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Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master HongzhiSerial: BZ-00541 Class 3 of 7 Birth-and-Death, Discrimination, Non-duality, Attachment, Renunciation, Anger, Daily... |
Mar 29 2003 3 Chapel Hill Zen Center |
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Enneagram and Meditation: Nine Defensive Styles of MeditationSerial: BZ-00442 Class 4 of 4 Humility, Samadhi, Family Practice, Ego, Intimacy, Monastic Practice, Anger,... |
Mar 01 2003 4 Berkeley |
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Enneagram and Meditation: Nine Defensive Styles of MeditationSerial: BZ-00464 Class 3 of 4 Emotions, Anger, Equanimity, Separation, Don't Know Mind, Ego, Passions, Buddha... |
Mar 01 2003 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Enneagram and Meditation: introduction and TheorySerial: BZ-00462 Class 1 of 4 Anger, Ego, Hindrances, Emotions, Observe, Four Noble Truths, Greed, Passions, Don... |
Feb 28 2003 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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How to Maintain Our Composure in Uncertain TimesSerial: BZ-00180A Saturday Lecture Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Satipattana Sutra, Composure, Mindfulness, Anger,... |
Feb 02 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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How Do We Deal With the Emotions and Mental States?Serial: BZ-00179 Saturday Lecture Emotions, Anger, Peace, Nirvana, Equanimity, Four Foundations of Mindfulness,... |
Jan 25 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Keeping the PreceptsSerial: BZ-00177A Ocku Bhikku, Saturday Lecture Precepts, Precepts, Intuition, New Year, War, Vow, Anger, Interdependence, Passions,... |
Dec 14 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Everyday Life Is Like a MovieSerial: BZ-00173B The Movie and the Empty Screen, Rohatsu Day 2 Practice, Daily Life, Anger, Instruction, Posture, Emotions, Big Mind, Heart Sutra,... |
Dec 03 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Consciousness in Buddhist PracticeSerial: BZ-00171A Lecture Big Mind, Interdependence, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Karma, Lay, Heart Sutra,... |
Nov 09 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Aspects of Practice: Metta SuttaSerial: BZ-00459 Class 1 of 3 Birth-and-Death, Peace, Chanting, Enemies, Anger, Evil, Precepts, Composure,... |
Nov 07 2002 1 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Four Noble Truths/ Kids’ Lecture: “Mean Soup”Serial: BZ-00170B Lecture Greed, Four Noble Truths, Right Effort, Right Speech, Anger, Dragons, Samadhi,... |
Nov 02 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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15 Sutras from the Old Way: Meghiya (Friendship)Serial: BZ-00457 Class 4 of 5 Right Speech, Attachment, Impermanence, Lovingkindness, Commitment, Cultivation,... |
Oct 03 2002 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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15 Sutras from the Old Way: Those of Kesaputta from Anguttara NikayaSerial: BZ-00455 Class 2 of 5 confusion, Mindfulness, Practice Period, Evil, Nirvana, Cultivation, Anger,... |
Sep 19 2002 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Suzuki Roshi New BookSerial: BZ-00155B Lecture Concentration, Posture, Anger, Beginners, Conversation, Instruction, Attachment... |
Aug 03 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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How to Practice as a Lay PersonSerial: BZ-00152B Saturday Lecture Lay Practice, Precepts, Big Mind, Lay, Bodhisattva Precepts, Daily Life, Monastic... |
Jun 29 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Kinhin and BowingSerial: BZ-00151A Sesshin Day 3 Kinhin, Bowing, Attachment, Monastic Practice, Priest, Lay, Practice Period, Anger,... |
Jun 21 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The PreceptsSerial: BZ-00448 Class 4 of 4 Precepts, Passions, Conversation, Building, Peace, Anger, Fox, Politics, Silence,... |
May 09 2002 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ComplainingSerial: BZ-00145A Women's Sitting Death-and-Dying, Liberation, Vow, Anger, Hate, Rinzai, Enemies, Soto Zen |
Apr 20 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Guarding the Garden: Lessons from IslamSerial: BZ-00140A Lecture Oneness, Forgiveness, Ego, Anger, American, Enemies, Attachment, Silence, Chanting,... |
Mar 02 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |