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 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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PreceptsSerial: BZ-00536 Class 5 of 6 Anger, Nirvana, Addiction, Precepts, Religion, Evil, Teacher-and-Student, American,... |
Jun 05 1997 5 Berkeley Zen Center |
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PreceptsSerial: BZ-00537 Class 4 of 6 Right Speech, Precepts, Attachment, Sixth Patriarch, Conversation, Observe, Bell,... |
May 29 1997 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Anger, Failure and Pure Existence Buddha Nature, Pure Existence, Anger, Practice Period, Karma, Renewal, Bodhisattva... |
May 24 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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PreceptsSerial: BZ-00539 Class 2 of 6 Precepts, Offering, Evil, Buddha Nature, Anger, Sixth Patriarch, Emotions, Addiction... |
May 15 1997 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 15th, 1997, Serial No. 01457 Precepts, Offering, Evil, Anger, Buddha Nature, Emotions, Addiction, Sixth Patriarch... |
May 15 1997 |
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Moment to Moment Awareness Berkeley Zen Center, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Chanting, Anger, War, Diversity,... |
Feb 22 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Stories and their Significance Attachment, American, Emotions, Interview, Non-duality, Concentration, Separation,... |
Jan 25 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Getting Caught in the Dream Anger, Dream World, Separation, Conversation, Happiness, Offering, Culture, Building... |
Dec 14 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practice and Daily Life Gratitude, Commitment, Silence, Passions, Mindfulness, Precepts, Religion, War, Peace... |
Nov 17 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dana & The ParamitasSerial: BZ-00788B Saturday Lecture Dana, Renunciation, Gratitude, Patience, Ego, Offering, Precepts, Attachment,... |
Nov 09 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Vimalakirti Sutra: Suffering, Interdependence Manjushri, Interdependence, resistance, Evil, Instruction, Anger, Gratitude, Mahayana... |
Nov 02 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zen and No-BenefitSerial: BZ-00116 Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Bodhidharma, Attachment, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Family... |
Sep 16 1996 Unknown Location |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #79Serial: BZ-00792B All Is One and There Is the Relative, Saturday Lecture Absolute-and-Relative, BCR-79, Evil, Intuition, Teacher-and-Student, Ego, Silence,... |
Sep 14 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Postures of the Five Hindrances Posture, Doubt, Hindrances, uchiyama, Obstacles, Anger, Mahayana, Culture,... |
Aug 17 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Five HindrancesSerial: BZ-00795A Saturday Lecture Hindrances, Doubt, Hindrances, true dharma, Anger, Emotions, Daily Life, Ego,... |
Aug 10 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Practice in the USA Anger, Impermanence, Hate, American, Ordination, Chanting, Vow, Karma, Samsara,... |
Aug 03 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Four Boundless AbodesSerial: BZ-00798B Saturday Lecture Brahmaviharas, Anger, Equanimity, Emotions, Sixth Patriarch, Hindrances, Happiness,... |
Jul 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ComposureSerial: BZ-00801A Sesshin Day 2 Composure, Composure, Anger, Emotions, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object,... |
Jun 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Ordination & PreceptsSerial: BZ-00805A Saturday Lecture Ordination, Precepts, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Anger, Evil, Giving-and-Taking... |
Apr 27 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Work and PracticeSerial: BZ-00118 Lecture Practice, Work, Parinirvana, Samadhi, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Continuous... |
Apr 24 1996 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #17Serial: BZ-00806A Saturday Lecture BCR-17, First Principle, Bodhidharma, Samadhi, resistance, Concentration, Separation... |
Apr 20 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Five Hindrances Doubt, Hindrances, Attachment, Separation, Posture, Subject-and-Object, Rinzai, Anger... |
Mar 30 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Vimalakirti SutraSerial: BZ-00247 Class 4 of 5 Liberation, Anger, Passions, Manjushri, Attachment, Impermanence, Lay Practice,... |
Mar 21 1996 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's Four Methods of GuidanceSerial: BZ-00814A Saturday Lecture Four Methods of Guidance, New Year, Offering, Greed, Precepts, Renunciation, Anger,... |
Dec 14 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00816B Rohatsu Day 5 Repentance, Precepts, Evil, Buddha Nature, Anger, Practice Period, Ordination, Vinaya... |
Dec 07 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Jodo Shinshu Practice Buddha Nature, Soto Zen, Priest, Birth-and-Death, Anger, Karma, Gratitude, Chanting,... |
Sep 23 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Four Brahmaviharas Equanimity, Enemies, Instruction, Patience, Daily Life, Posture, Anger, Intimacy,... |
Sep 16 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #11Serial: BZ-00823A Sesshin Day 3 BCR-11, Teacher-and-Student, Attachment, Hate, Doubt, American, Anger, Politics,... |
Sep 04 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo #1Serial: BZ-00824A Sesshin Day 1 Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo, Buddha Nature, Bell, Religion, Sangha, Anger, Nirvana Sutra,... |
Sep 02 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Yurt LectureSerial: BZ-00747 Lecture Continuous Practice, Bell, Big Mind, Diversity, Buddha Mind, Sangha, Anger, Heart... |
Aug 21 1995 |
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Karma and IntentionSerial: BZ-00829B Saturday Lecture Karma, Intention, Karma, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Six Realms, Vow, Demons,... |
Jul 16 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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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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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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Dragons Dragons, Anger, Precepts, resistance, Bodhisattva Vow, Building, Attachment, Samadhi... |
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, Aspects of Practice, Enemies... |
Mar 16 1995 9 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Delusion Emotions, Posture, Hate, Greed, confusion, Anger, Culture, Instruction |
Feb 19 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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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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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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The Five HindrancesSerial: BZ-00937A Beginners' sitting Hindrances, Anger, Doubt, Emotions, Aspects of Practice, Bowing, Passions, Culture,... |
Aug 14 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Heroes, Shadows and O J SimpsonSerial: BZ-00941B Lecture Composure, training, Hate, American, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Culture, Interview, Evil,... |
Jul 09 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Four Foundations of Mindfulness #3Serial: BZ-00944 Sesshin Day 3 Four Foundations, Equanimity, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Daily Life, Attachment,... |
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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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 Zen Mountain Center |
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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 Zen Mountain Center |
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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 Zen Mountain Center |
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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 |