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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Sunday Lecture

Anger, Birth-and-Death, Monkey Mind, Vows, Attachment, Posture, Impermanence, Buddha...
Jul 10 1994
Green Gulch

The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism

Serial: SF-00135

Lecture Series

New Year, confusion, Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Diversity, Continuous, Concentration,...
Apr 05 1994
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City Center

The Meeting of American Culture and Buddhism: The Arts

Serial: SF-00008

Lecture Series

New Year, Tassajara, Emptiness, Lineage, Anger, Suzuki Roshi, Faith, Ceremony,...
Feb 01 1994
City Center

Sunday Lecture

Ordinary Mind, Faith, Describe, Anger, Impermanence, Humility, Greed, Commitment,...
Jan 30 1994
Green Gulch

Saturday Lecture

Four Noble Truths, Six Realms, Bodhisattva Vow, Instruction, Echo, Mahayana, Chanting...
Jul 31 1993
City Center

Buddhism and American Culture

Emptiness, Forgiveness, Letting Go, Samadhi, training, Emotions, Freedom, Four Noble...
May 03 1993
City Center

Sunday Lecture

Ordination, Happiness, Equanimity, Attachment, Conversation, Cultivation, Liberation...
Mar 28 1993
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Anger, Nirvana, Emotions, Cultivation, Posture, Hindrances, Greed, Forgiveness,...
Feb 14 1993
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Cultivation, Patience, Enemies, Anger, Happiness, Emotions, Death-and-Dying,...
Jan 17 1993
Green Gulch

Wednesday Lecture

Equanimity, Don't Know Mind, Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Conversation,...
Sep 30 1992
Green Gulch

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