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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1991.10.19-serial.00093

true dharma, Sangha, Gratitude, Zazen, Letting Go, Vows, Anger, Suzuki Roshi,...
Oct 19 1991

Fear

Emptiness, Mindfulness, Right Speech, Describe, Don't Know Mind, Commitment,...
Aug 05 1991
City Center

World Peace Through Compassion and Non-Violence

Non-violence, Peace, Religion, Happiness, Freedom, Politics, Hate, Patience, Greed,...
Apr 09 1991

War And Peace

Serial: SF-03965

Sunday Lecture

Peace, Enemies, Cultivation, Half-Smile, Lay, Patience, Anger, Impermanence, Daily...
Mar 17 1991
Green Gulch

Emotions That Sweep Us Away

Serial: SF-03967

Sunday Lecture

Emotions, Anger, Half-Smile, Enemies, Patience, Cultivation, Impermanence,...
Jan 16 1991
Green Gulch

December 29th, 1990, Serial No. 00921

New Year, Vows, Forgiveness, confusion, Anger, Ordinary Mind, Ego, Instruction,...
Dec 29 1990
Unknown

Seijiki

Serial: SF-02765

Sunday Lecture

Birth-and-Death, Ceremony, Demons, Anger, Offering, Six Realms, Delusion, Greed, Hate...
Oct 28 1990
Green Gulch

Dzögchen Teachings

Serial: SF-02719A

Commercially produced cassette

Don't Know Mind, Peace, Cultivation, Greed, Ego, Enemies, Passions, Balance,...
Oct 08 1989
San Jose

1989.07.23-serial.00082

Obstacles, Anger, Doubt, Enemies, Dana, Emotions, Observe, Bell, Vows, Instruction...
Jul 23 1989

Sunday Lecture

Emotions, Cultivation, Anger, Patience, Interview, Suzuki Roshi, Peace, Continuous,...
May 30 1989
Green Gulch

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