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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Workshop Anger, Greed, Mindfulness, Don't Know Mind, Intimacy, Bell, Instruction,... |
Feb 14 2004 Green Gulch |
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February 14th, 2004, Serial No. 00979 Intimacy, Practice Period, Zendo, Zazen, Beginners, Birth-and-Death, Passions, Anger... |
Feb 14 2004 City Center |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: SF-03546 Second Sesshin, Zendo Lecture day 6 Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Letting Go, Karma, Karmic Consequences, Buddha's... |
Nov 21 2004 Tassajara |
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Zendo Lecture Practice Period, Impermanence, Balance, Five Ranks, Tassajara, Letting Go, Vows,... |
Mar 21 2005 Tassajara |
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HierarchySerial: SF-03579 Sesshin 3 Day 5 Teacher-student relationship Teacher-and-Student, Precepts, Anger, Intimacy, Buddha Nature, Practice Period,... |
Mar 27 2005 Tassajara |
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Zendo LectureSerial: SF-01001 Tanto talk Anger, Ego, Passions, Four Noble Truths, Fox, Emotions, Four Foundations, Hate,... |
Oct 23 2005 Tassajara |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: SF-01000 Day 1 Zendo Lecture Sanctuary, Karma, Ceremony, Practice Period, Tassajara, Demons, Zendo, Anger... |
Dec 10 2005 Tassajara |
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Alive or Dead?Serial: SF-01147 Sunday Lecture: Koan: "Alive or Dead" (Daowu's condolence call); mind fleas; confession; too busy; leap or die when at an impasse; story of Buddha and king - what else can I do... Teacher-and-Student, Anger, Don't Know Mind, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period,... |
Jan 29 2006 Green Gulch |
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You Are Perfect Just As You AreSerial: SF-01065 Sunday Lecture: Good father/not a good father; improv - looking foolish and still feeling good; being fully yourself - responsible and flexible; simplicity of practice;... Conversation, Greed, Suzuki Roshi, Global Warming, Happiness, Rumi, Delusion,... |
Jun 18 2006 Green Gulch |
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Sunday LectureSerial: SF-01062 Story of Parvati and ...(?); falling in love - never alone; the entire universe in ten directions is the true human body; Coming of Age Program; samsara/dukkha; parenting a... Samsara, Karma, Lotus Sutra, New Year, Continuous, Hate, Interdependence, Passions,... |
May 20 2007 Green Gulch |