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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Wednesday Lecture

Conversation, Enemies, Anger, Emotions, Right Speech, Cultivation, Politics,...
Sep 19 2001
City Center

August 4th, 2001, Serial No. 03946

Separation, Zendo, Emotions, Silence, Offering, Anger, Hate, Peace
Aug 04 2001
City Center

2001.07.25-serial.00073

Serial: SF-00073

Wednesday night.

Anger, Mill Valley, Zendo, Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Bowing, Heart...
Jul 25 2001

Sunday Lecture

Suzuki Roshi, Global Warming, training, Impermanence, Anger, Cultivation, resistance...
Jun 03 2001
Green Gulch

Hindrances: Fear

Hindrances, Don't Know Mind, Letting Go, Dana, Anger, Emotions, Suzuki Roshi,...
Dec 03 2000
City Center

June 17th, 2000, Serial No. 03920

Practice Period, Forgiveness, Right Speech, Precepts, Emotions, resistance, Evil,...
Jun 17 2000
City Center

Surangama Sutra Class

Big Mind, Light-and-Darkness, Practice Period, Faith, Three Treasures, Emptiness,...
May 16 2000
Green Gulch

Sesshin Lecture

Six Realms, Practice Period, Karma, Suzuki Roshi, Three Treasures, Buddha Mind,...
Apr 15 2000
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Monastic Practice, Hate, Demons, Conversation, Greed, Peace, Equanimity, Samsara,...
Mar 12 2000
Green Gulch

Wednesday Lecture

Anger, Impermanence, Zendo, Demons, Right Speech, Monastic Practice, Bodhisattva Vow...
Mar 01 2000
Green Gulch

January Practice Period Class

Karmic Consciousness, Heart Sutra, realization, Birth-and-Death, Platform Sutra,...
Jan 11 2000
Green Gulch

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