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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Forgiveness Forgiveness, resistance, Mill Valley, Hindrances, Cultivation, Anger, Daily Life,... |
Sep 06 1987 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture New Year, Silence, Anger, Lay, Happiness, Priest |
Dec 20 1987 Green Gulch |
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Bodhisattva Nature Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Karma, confusion, Offering, Balance, resistance,... |
Feb 12 1988 SFZC |
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Dzögchen Karma, confusion, Duality, Emotions, Anger, Ego, Beginners, Buddha Nature,... |
Feb 14 1988 SFZC |
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Dzögchen part 2Serial: SF-01940 Speaker surmised from series Anger, Karma, Passions, Happiness, Emotions, Duality, Emptiness, resistance, Four... |
Feb 21 1988 SFZC |
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Sunday Lecture Cultivation, Conversation, Anger, Bodhisattva Vow, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period,... |
Mar 13 1988 Green Gulch |
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Four Levels of Tantra Vinaya, realization, Lineage, Buddha Nature, Mandala, Anger, Beginners, Continuous,... |
Apr 06 1988 SFZC |
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April 9th, 1988, Serial No. 01068 Posture, Anger, Emptiness, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Liberation, Instruction,... |
Apr 09 1988 SFZC |
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1988.08.03-serial.00083 Practice Period, confusion, Obstacles, Emotions, Letting Go, Passions, Describe,... |
Aug 03 1988 |
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Sunday Lecture Emotions, Anger, Renunciation, Ordination, Daily Life, Half-Smile, Ceremony,... |
Oct 09 1988 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Anger, Emotions, Chanting, Gratitude, Peace, Letting Go, Posture, Lay, Precepts,... |
Dec 11 1988 Green Gulch |
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ChenrezigSerial: SF-01918 Practice itself - Blind Faith - Center of Mandala Freedom, Emotions, Samsara, Mindfulness, Anger, Faith, Ego, Karma, Don't Know... |
Dec 24 1988 SFZC |
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Sunday Lecture Emotions, Cultivation, Anger, Patience, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Continuous,... |
May 30 1989 Green Gulch |
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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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Dzögchen TeachingsSerial: SF-02719A Commercially produced cassette Don't Know Mind, Peace, Cultivation, Greed, Ego, Enemies, Passions, Balance,... |
Oct 08 1989 San Jose |
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SeijikiSerial: SF-02765 Sunday Lecture Birth-and-Death, Ceremony, Demons, Anger, Offering, Six Realms, Delusion, Greed, Hate... |
Oct 28 1990 Green Gulch |
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December 29th, 1990, Serial No. 00921 New Year, Vows, Forgiveness, confusion, Anger, Ordinary Mind, Ego, Instruction,... |
Dec 29 1990 Unknown |
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Emotions That Sweep Us AwaySerial: SF-03967 Sunday Lecture Emotions, Anger, Half-Smile, Enemies, Patience, Cultivation, Impermanence,... |
Jan 16 1991 Green Gulch |
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War And PeaceSerial: SF-03965 Sunday Lecture Peace, Enemies, Cultivation, Half-Smile, Lay, Patience, Anger, Impermanence, Daily... |
Mar 17 1991 Green Gulch |
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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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Fear Emptiness, Mindfulness, Right Speech, Describe, Don't Know Mind, Commitment,... |
Aug 05 1991 City 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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Wednesday Lecture Equanimity, Don't Know Mind, Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Conversation,... |
Sep 30 1992 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Cultivation, Patience, Enemies, Anger, Happiness, Emotions, Death-and-Dying,... |
Jan 17 1993 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Anger, Nirvana, Emotions, Cultivation, Posture, Hindrances, Greed, Forgiveness,... |
Feb 14 1993 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Ordination, Happiness, Equanimity, Attachment, Conversation, Cultivation, Liberation... |
Mar 28 1993 Green Gulch |
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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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Saturday Lecture Four Noble Truths, Six Realms, Bodhisattva Vow, Instruction, Echo, Mahayana, Chanting... |
Jul 31 1993 City Center |
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Sunday Lecture Ordinary Mind, Faith, Describe, Anger, Impermanence, Humility, Greed, Commitment,... |
Jan 30 1994 Green Gulch |
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The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism: The ArtsSerial: SF-00008 Lecture Series New Year, Tassajara, Emptiness, Lineage, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Faith, Ceremony,... |
Feb 01 1994 City Center |
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The Meeting of American Culture and BuddhismSerial: SF-00135 Lecture Series New Year, confusion, Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Diversity, Continuous, Concentration,... |
Apr 05 1994 7 City Center |
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Sunday Lecture Anger, Birth-and-Death, Monkey Mind, Vows, Attachment, Posture, Impermanence, Buddha... |
Jul 10 1994 Green Gulch |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Delusion, confusion, Freedom, Sangha, resistance, Silence, Zendo, Anger, Hate... |
Mar 27 1995 |
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Tokubetsu Sesshin Faith, Ceremony, Big Mind, true dharma, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Emotions,... |
Mar 28 1995 |
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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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Shantideva Class Anger, Enemies, Letting Go, Renunciation, Happiness, Concentration, Patience, Aspects... |
May 02 1995 Unknown |
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Shantideva Class Anger, Patience, Enthusiasm, Emotions, Letting Go, Right Speech, Happiness, Zazen,... |
May 09 1995 Unknown |
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Jizo BodhisattvaSerial: SF-04001 Sunday Lecture - Includes Q&A and discussion Ceremony, Cultivation, Anger, Death-and-Dying, Funeral, Describe, Avalokiteshvara,... |
Jun 11 1995 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Happiness, Anger, Forgiveness, Bodhisattva Vow, Priest, Vows, Instruction, Ceremony,... |
Jul 02 1995 Green Gulch |
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July 5th, 1995, Serial No. 00987 Freedom, Bodhisattva Vow, Right Effort, Vows, Happiness, Anger, Daily Life, Precepts... |
Jul 05 1995 Unknown |
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Our Bodies and Our PracticeSerial: SF-03528 Wednesday Lecture Mindfulness, Evil, Impermanence, Anger, Mill Valley, New Year, Instruction, Zendo,... |
Sep 20 1995 Green Gulch |
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The Greater Discourse and the Destruction of CravingSerial: SF-03231 Sunday Lecture Anger, Silence, Letting Go, Bell, Happiness, confusion, Suzuki Roshi, Bodhisattva... |
Nov 19 1995 Green Gulch |
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Women in Buddhism Class Six Realms, Offering, Balance, Conversation, Ordination, Teacher-and-Student, Don... |
Nov 20 1995 Unknown |
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The Angulimala StorySerial: SF-03226 Sunday Lecture - Children's talk true dharma, Enemies, Karma, Letting Go, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Anger, Daily... |
Mar 03 1996 Green Gulch |
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Taking Care of Oneself, Others and Objects of the WorldSerial: SF-02752 One-day sitting - Buddhist practice is just taking care of people, objects, spaces, body and mind. Priest, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Nirvana Sutra, Bowing, Transmission, Buddha Mind,... |
May 18 1996 Green Gulch |
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Cultivating A Spiritual CuriositySerial: SF-03937 Sunday Lecture - that helps us see clearly what's in front of us - inside and outside Observe, Conversation, Happiness, Equanimity, Cultivation, Anger, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Jul 07 1996 Green Gulch |
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Wednesday Lecture Hsin Hsin Ming, Zazen, Ordination, Practice Period, Obstacles, Mahayana, Anger,... |
Aug 14 1996 Unknown |
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How To Continue Your Practice After SesshinSerial: SF-03631 Sunday Lecture - taking our understanding, our effort, into daily life Daily Life, training, Don't Know Mind, Anger, Emotions, Impermanence, Hate,... |
Aug 25 1996 Green Gulch |
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Secret Teachers In Life Who Guide UsSerial: SF-03639 Sunday Lecture Priest, Attachment, Precepts, training, Global Warming, Funeral, Balance, Anger,... |
Sep 08 1996 Green Gulch |
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1996.09.11-serial.00084Serial: SF-00084 Wednesday talk. Patience, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Letting Go, confusion, Demons, Absolute-and-... |
Sep 11 1996 Green Gulch Farm |