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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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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1989.07.23-serial.00082 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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1988.08.03-serial.00083 Practice Period, confusion, Obstacles, Emotions, Letting Go, Passions, Instruction,... |
Aug 03 1988 |
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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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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 |