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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1996.09.28-serial.00089 Practice Period, Study Period, Bodhisattva Way, Vows, Bodhisattva Vow, Patience,... |
Sep 28 1996 |
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Practicing With Afflictive EmotionsSerial: SF-02722 Antidotes - Shantidvea/Dalai Lama/Hui Hai Forgiveness, Anger, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi, Non-duality, Tassajara, Offering,... |
Oct 09 1996 Unknown |
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Including The UnincludedSerial: SF-03136 Sunday Lecture - life, the path as the neverending journey of inclusiom that starts with ourselves where we are now, where we have been and from there just goes deep and deeper... Forgiveness, Practice Period, Silence, Offering, Anger, Diversity, Ordination, Peace... |
Oct 13 1996 Green Gulch |
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Expounding the Dharma with This BodySerial: SF-02710A Rohatsu Sesshin Practice Period, Suzuki Roshi, Patience, Gratitude, Observe, Balance, Anger |
Dec 02 1996 Unknown |
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Be Completely Who You AreSerial: SF-02709B Rohatsu Sesshin Emptiness, Suzuki Roshi, Happiness, Anger, Emotions, Zazen, Ceremony |
Dec 05 1996 Unknown |
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IntimacySerial: SF-02725 Sesshin #1 (Post-it note from Lou "Do you have a tape player? I'd like to check this one more time") Intimacy, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Bowing, Separation, Ego, Tassajara, Oneness, Chanting... |
Jan 15 1997 Unknown |
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Think Neither Good Nor Bad Sangha, resistance, Suzuki Roshi, Anger, Nirvana, Offering, Describe, Lay, confusion... |
Apr 30 1997 Unknown |
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Deep Relaxation - 5 Touchings of the EarthSerial: SF-04819 Commercially Produced cassette: Sounds True - - Pain, Love and Happiness with Thich Nhat Hanh - September 1-6 1997 Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Living Peace, Discrimination, Anger, Family Practice, Hate, Happiness, Emotions, Freedom,... |
Sep 01 1997 Unknown |
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Dharma Talk - TuesdaySerial: SF-04812 Commercially Produced cassette: Sounds True - - Pain, Love and Happiness with Thich Nhat Hanh - September 1-6 1997 Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Living Happiness, Sangha, Aspects of Practice, Mindfulness, Forgiveness, Peace, Daily Life,... |
Sep 01 1997 Unknown |
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Dharma Talk - SaturdaySerial: SF-04821 Commercially Produced cassette: Sounds True - - Pain, Love and Happiness with Thich Nhat Hanh - September 1-6 1997 Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Living Birth-and-Death, Happiness, Sangha, Lay, Balance, New Year, Describe, Funeral, Anger... |
Sep 01 1997 Unknown |
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Transmissions of the Mindfulness TrainingsSerial: SF-04814 Commercially Produced cassette: Sounds True - - Pain, Love and Happiness with Thich Nhat Hanh - September 1-6 1997 Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Living training, Mindfulness, Happiness, Gratitude, Sangha, Daily Life, Anger, Peace,... |
Sep 01 1997 Unknown |
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Dharma Talk - WednesdaySerial: SF-04818 Commercially Produced cassette: Sounds True - - Pain, Love and Happiness with Thich Nhat Hanh - September 1-6 1997 Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Living Mindfulness, Anger, Happiness, Peace, Daily Life, Birth-and-Death, Emotions, Freedom... |
Sep 01 1997 Unknown |
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Wednesday Lecture Emotions, resistance, Practice Period, Vows, Separation, Anger, Daily Life, Doubt,... |
Jan 07 1998 City Center |
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Saturday Lecture Daily Life, Non-discrimination, Observe, Dana, realization, Emptiness, Discrimination... |
Jan 24 1998 City Center |
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Spring SesshinSerial: SF-02728 Thursday Emptiness, Zazen, uchiyama, Letting Go, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Instruction |
Mar 26 1998 Unknown |
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Spring SesshinSerial: SF-03942 Friday Ego, Anger, Emotions, Tassajara, Bell, Instruction, Suzuki Roshi, Emptiness, Samadhi... |
Mar 27 1998 Unknown |
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April 26th, 1998, Serial No. 01892 Buddha Mind, Platform Sutra, Lineage, New Year, Ordination, Evil, Describe, Priest,... |
Apr 26 1998 Unknown |
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May 30th, 1998, Serial No. 01818Serial: SF-01818 End of afternoon session [Dinner] Gil: Intro - 3 Films Mel Weitsman introducing Phil Wilson, Grahame Petchey, Ed Brown Suzuki Roshi, Zendo, Ego, Interview, Bell, Anger, Rinzai, soto, Tassajara, Posture... |
May 30 1998 Sati Center |
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May 31st, 1998, Serial No. 03552 Suzuki Roshi, Zendo, Tassajara, Anger, Mill Valley, Posture, Bell, Describe, Nirvana... |
May 31 1998 Sati Center |
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Wednesday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Four Noble Truths, Chanting, Funeral, Conversation, Precepts, Anger,... |
Jul 01 1998 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Four Noble Truths, Anger, Ordination, Right Effort, Right Speech, Letting Go, Peace,... |
Jul 12 1998 Green Gulch |
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Sesshin Lecture Composure, Posture, Balance, Tassajara, Silence, Freedom, Observe, Anger, Emotions,... |
Aug 22 1998 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Anger, Book of Serenity, Karma, Precepts, Evil, Duality, Emptiness, Offering, Fasting... |
Oct 04 1998 Green Gulch |
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Events in the WorldSerial: SF-03134 Sunday Lecture Anger, Hate, Peace, Passions, Greed, Samsara, Funeral, Cultivation, Don't Know... |
Oct 18 1998 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Practice Period, Precepts, Dragons, Six Realms, Liberation, Ceremony, Forgiveness,... |
Nov 29 1998 Green Gulch |
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Rohatsu Suzuki Roshi, Bowing, Separation, Echo, Ordinary Mind, realization, Buddha Ancestors... |
Nov 30 1998 City Center |
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Sunday Lecture Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Emotions, Forgiveness, Global Warming, Half-Smile, Vows, Mill... |
Feb 14 1999 Green Gulch |
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March 13th, 1999, Serial No. 04079 Suzuki Roshi, Posture, Monastic Practice, Lay, Anger, Daily Life, Observe, Religion,... |
Mar 13 1999 Unknown |
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Sunday Lecture Right Speech, Silence, Emptiness, Lotus Sutra, Letting Go, Conversation, Bowing, Ego... |
Jun 06 1999 Green Gulch |
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November 3rd, 1999, Serial No. 03981 Duality, Separation, Oneness, Funeral, Conversation, Anger, Emotions, Doubt |
Nov 03 1999 City Center |
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Sunday Lecture resistance, Repentance, Precepts, Balance, Manjushri, New Year, Peace, Anger, zen... |
Dec 26 1999 Green Gulch |
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January Practice Period Class Karmic Consciousness, Heart Sutra, realization, Birth-and-Death, Platform Sutra,... |
Jan 11 2000 Green Gulch |
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Wednesday Lecture Anger, Impermanence, Zendo, Demons, Right Speech, Monastic Practice, Bodhisattva Vow... |
Mar 01 2000 Green Gulch |
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Sunday Lecture Monastic Practice, Hate, Demons, Conversation, Greed, Peace, Equanimity, Samsara,... |
Mar 12 2000 Green Gulch |
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Sesshin Lecture Six Realms, Practice Period, Karma, Suzuki Roshi, Triple Treasure, Buddha Mind,... |
Apr 15 2000 Green Gulch |
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Surangama Sutra Class Big Mind, Light-and-Darkness, Practice Period, Faith, Triple Treasure, Emptiness,... |
May 16 2000 Green Gulch |
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June 17th, 2000, Serial No. 03920 Practice Period, Forgiveness, Right Speech, Precepts, Emotions, resistance, Evil,... |
Jun 17 2000 City Center |
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Hindrances: Fear Hindrances, Don't Know Mind, Letting Go, Dana, Anger, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Dec 03 2000 City Center |
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Sunday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Global Warming, training, Impermanence, Judgement, Anger, Cultivation,... |
Jun 03 2001 Green Gulch |
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2001.07.25-serial.00073Serial: SF-00073 Wednesday night. Anger, Mill Valley, Zendo, Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara, Bowing, Heart Sutra, Hate,... |
Jul 25 2001 |
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August 4th, 2001, Serial No. 03946 Separation, Zendo, Emotions, Silence, Offering, Describe, Anger, Hate, Peace... |
Aug 04 2001 City Center |
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Wednesday Lecture Conversation, Enemies, Anger, Emotions, Right Speech, Cultivation, Politics,... |
Sep 19 2001 City Center |
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VasubandhuSerial: SF-04005 Summer intensive Emotions, Separation, Karma, Lineage, Delusion, Don't Know Mind, Hate, Greed,... |
Jul 28 2002 City Center |
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VasubandhuSerial: SF-04013 Summer intensive Demons, Hindrances, Delusion, Anger, Letting Go, Zazen, Doubt, Separation, Happiness... |
Aug 01 2002 City Center |
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Not Always So Class Karma, Suzuki Roshi, Offering, Anger, Teacher-and-Student, Demons, Continuous,... |
Oct 30 2002 Tassajara |
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Gratitude For This PracticeSerial: SF-04042 Sunday Lecture: Fear - fear is spawning ground for negative emotions. Attention to breath. How to work with difficult mental states. Walking and attention to breath. Busyness... Anger, Emotions, training, Cultivation, Impermanence, Gratitude, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Nov 24 2002 Green Gulch |
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SufferingSerial: SF-04034 Sunday Lecture: Being present with one's own suffering. Aversion and attraction. Thought of stealing bowl. War situation. Suzuki Roshi, Enemies, Cultivation, Obstacles, Emotions, Impermanence, Mahayana,... |
Mar 09 2003 Green Gulch |
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Sunday LectureSerial: SF-00983 First part of lecture children's program. Read story, "Play with Me". Impatient with world situation. Look at causes. Patience. Path of peace. Dog story. MLK Jr Hate, Anger, Non-violence, Mill Valley, Peace, Greed, Evil, Demons, Concentration,... |
Apr 06 2003 Green Gulch |
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Healing Through the Dark EmotionsSerial: SF-01052 Sunday Lecture: Children's Lecture first part of the talk. Penguins. Dalai Lama. Short meditation. Mudras of Tara and Buddha. Dark emotions. Matthew Frick. Grief. Fear.... Emotions, Anger, Bell, Light-and-Darkness, Vows, Funeral, Gratitude, Constancy, Peace... |
Sep 07 2003 Green Gulch |
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Sunday LectureSerial: SF-04035 Allow posture to align, pathway to liberation. Cultivate capacity to observe, name and describe, notice what we turn away from? Then cultivate interest and curiosity - zen... Cultivation, resistance, Observe, Don't Know Mind, Impermanence, Posture,... |
Nov 09 2003 Green Gulch |