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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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World Peace Through Compassion and Non-Violence Non-violence, Peace, Religion, Happiness, Freedom, Politics, Hate, Patience, Greed,... |
Apr 09 1991 |
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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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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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Seeing Beyond Self Imposed Illusions New Year, Vow, Forgiveness, confusion, Anger, Ordinary Mind, Ego, Instruction,... |
Dec 29 1990 Unknown |
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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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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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Obstacles as Pathways to Enlightenment Obstacles, Anger, Doubt, Enemies, Dana, Emotions, Observe, Bell, Vow, Instruction... |
Jul 23 1989 |
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Sunday Lecture Emotions, Cultivation, Anger, Patience, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Continuous... |
May 30 1989 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 Anger, Emotions, Chanting, Gratitude, Peace, Letting Go, Posture, Lay, Precepts,... |
Dec 11 1988 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Emotions, Anger, Renunciation, Ordination, Daily Life, Half-Smile, Ceremony,... |
Oct 09 1988 Green Gulch |
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Breathing Compassion into Suffering Practice Period, confusion, Obstacles, Emotions, Letting Go, Passions, Instruction,... |
Aug 03 1988 |
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Embodied Wisdom Through Zen Practice Posture, Anger, Emptiness, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Liberation, Instruction,... |
Apr 09 1988 SFZC |
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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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Sunday Lecture Cultivation, Conversation, Anger, Bodhisattva Vow, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period,... |
Mar 13 1988 Green Gulch |
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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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Dzögchen Karma, confusion, Duality, Emotions, Anger, Ego, Beginners, Buddha Nature,... |
Feb 14 1988 SFZC |
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Bodhisattva Nature Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Karma, confusion, Offering, Balance, resistance,... |
Feb 12 1988 SFZC |
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Sunday Lecture New Year, Silence, Anger, Lay, Happiness, Priest |
Dec 20 1987 Green Gulch |
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Forgiveness Forgiveness, resistance, Mill Valley, Hindrances, Cultivation, Anger, Daily Life,... |
Sep 06 1987 Green Gulch |
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Compassionate Balance in Zen LivingSerial: SF-03987 Monday Precepts, Sixth Patriarch, Anger, Observe, Conversation, Instruction, Cultivation,... |
Feb 16 1987 SFZC |
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Sunday Lecture Patience, Half-Smile, Anger, Emotions, Equanimity, Vow, Cultivation, Observe, Demons... |
Jan 18 1987 Green Gulch |
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Practice LifeSerial: SF-00102 Talk given at Berkeley per introduction. Teacher-and-Student, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Posture, resistance, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Aug 07 1983 |
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The Five Hindrances Four Noble Truths, Anger, Doubt, Demons, Mindfulness, Greed, Hindrances, Balance,... |
Jun 30 1983 SFZC |
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Public Lecture Enemies, Peace, Anger, Daily Life, Happiness, Mindfulness, Half-Smile, Silence, Non-... |
Mar 28 1983 SFZC |
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Public LectureSerial: SF-01798 Duplicate Enemies, Peace, Daily Life, Half-Smile, Anger, Happiness, Silence, Birth-and-Death,... |
Mar 28 1983 SFZC |
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Poetry Reading Funeral, Subject-and-Object, Silence, Bell, Lay, Fox, Enemies, Evil, Anger, Hate... |
Feb 01 1983 City Center |
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Application of the Practice - Feminism and Buddhism in the Diamond Sangha Ceremony, Lotus Sutra, Silence, Anger, Passions, Offering, Balance, Doubt, Peace... |
Aug 14 1981 3 |
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Mumonkan Case 36 Karma, Anger, Daily Life, Peace, Samadhi, realization |
May 31 1981 City Center |
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Dreams, Poetry, and Duality Unveiled Evil, Obstacles, Passions, Balance, Emotions, Anger, Religion, Duality, Interview,... |
May 11 1980 SFZC |
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The Large Sutra on Perfect WisdomSerial: SF-00007B Reading of Dr Edward Conze's translation - this is after 00007A and separate from it. Perfect Wisdom, true dharma, Evil, Concentration, Karma, Anger |
Apr 25 1980 |
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The Monastic TraditionSerial: SF-00132 Monastic experience across religious traditions. Silence, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Emptiness, Religion, Bell, Anger... |
Feb 26 1973 2 |
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Allen Ginsberg and MusiciansSerial: SF-00105 Musical event. Attachment, Instruction, Obstacles, Offering, Vow, Anger, Religion |
Feb 22 1972 1 City Center |
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Universal Practice for Laymen and MonksSerial: SR-00175 Whatever you do is practice; be careful not to practice for the sake of the self. Zazen as a way to find realization and get used to realization. Whether priest or layperson,... Practice, Zazen, Bodhisattva, Dogen, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Mind, Faith, Truth,... |
Jul 25 1971 Tassajara |
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Priest Ordination Ceremony: Paul Discoe and Reb AndersonSerial: SR-00069A Reprocessed version may allow for clarification of transcript. Priest, Ceremony, Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Delusion, Greed, Interview,... |
Aug 09 1970 City Center |
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Zazen Practice and Listen to the Right TeacherSerial: SF-05631 ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #24, by Shundo David Haye ===== In the last years of Suzuki Roshi's life, very few talks were lost from the collections... Sesshin, Dogen, Bodhidharma, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Observe, Precepts, Faith... |
Aug 03 1970 City Center |
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Ekō Lecture 2Serial: SR-00229 The Second Morning Eko, Part 1 of 3 [This is the second in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted... Eko, Chanting, Chanting, Anger, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, heart, Karma, Meditation,... |
Jul 10 1970 Tassajara |
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Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-6Serial: SF-05258 68-10-00-E Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Anger, Faith |
Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 6 Tassajara |
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To Have Complete Understanding of Our SchoolSerial: SF-05144B SR024 Tass July 26/68 Roshi Sectarianism copied; July 21 Chino Sensei; July 24 Chino Sensei - also many handwritten notes on the content. Since there was no talk by... Anger, Politics, Liberation, Posture, Bell, Priest, confusion, Hate, Freedom, Doubt... |
Jul 27 1968 Tassajara |
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The Practice of ConstancySerial: SF-05132A SR015 - On this tape is Lecture C and last part of Lecture D. This tape is known as the C lecture tape of as #2 - Track 1 Roshi's Lecture C 9/12/67 - copied Prajna Paramita, Bodhisattva, Precepts, Constancy, New Year, Mahayana, Enemies, Anger... |
Sep 12 1967 Tassajara |
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Buddhism Has Many Annual Layers Like A Big TreeSerial: SF-05124B One-Day Sesshin Evening Lecture Sesshin, Precepts, Precepts, Three Treasures, Observe, Doubt, Composure, Priest,... |
Dec 11 1965 B Sokoji |
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Forgotten the Value of ReligionSerial: SF-05101A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #5, by Shundo David Haye ===== The oldest recordings of Suzuki Roshi made at Sokoji, the home of the San Francisco Zen Center at the... Sesshin, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Inmost Nature, Religion, Don't Know Mind, Buddha... |
Jul 27 1965 1:00pm Sokoji |
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Why We Should Practice ZazenSerial: SF-05112B Tape 1 Summer sesshin 1965, Monday 1st day of sesshin (?) July 26th 1965; Side 2: 6:15pm lecture - transcribed August 1965 Sesshin, Shobogenzo, New Year, Silence, confusion, Anger, Religion, Faith |
Jul 26 1965 6:15pm Sokoji |
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Buddhism's Journey: India to AmericaSerial: SF-05424 PM-65-00-00 New Year, Ordination, Mahayana, Priest, Ceremony, Addiction, Anger, Doubt, Religion... |
1965 Sokoji |
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Buddhism and Psychotherapy Anger, Mindfulness, Birth-and-Death, Peace, Concentration, Avalokiteshvara, Non-... |
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Buddhism and Psychotherapy Enemies, Non-violence, Happiness, Peace, Mindfulness, Zoom, Anger, Non-duality,... |
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Buddhism and Psychotherapy Peace, Happiness, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Concentration, Enemies, Instruction, Anger... |
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