Dear list members, Our next seminar will be held at 5:30-7:00pm on Friday October 10 in the Rogers Room (N397) of the John Woolley Building, University of Sydney. We hope you can attend. Kind regards, AABS Executive Managing the Hostility Triad: Anger, Disgust and Contempt This paper will attempt to unravel the implications of the following insightful comment by psychologist Caroll Izard: “Disgust combined with anger can be very dangerous, since anger can motivate ‘attack’ and the desire to ‘get rid of’. Disgust like anger can be directed towards the self, and self-disgust can lower self-esteem and cause self-rejection...research with normal people and hospitalised patients has shown that inner directed anger and disgust are usually characteristic of depression”. Ten strands of the meaning of disgust will be analysed, with a central focus on self-disgust and healing the cracks in our lives. This will be supplemented by counselling experience. Padmasiri de Silva has a PhD in comparative Philosophy (University of Hawaii) and an Advanced Diploma in Counselling (Sophia College Perth). He was formerly Professor and Head of Philosophy at the University of Peradeniya (1980-89), and held visiting positions in the USA, Singapore and New Zealand. He is the author of a number of books on Buddhist philosophy, ethics and emotion studies, including Environmental Philosophy and Ethics in Buddhism (1998). His latest work is An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology and Counselling: Pathways of Mindfulness-Based Therapies (2014). He is currently a Research Associate of the Centre for Religious Studies at Monash University.