How does meditation make someone angry?

Answer 1

Meditation usually makes you peaceful, not angry. However, because the practice of meditation makes the mind settle down and be quiet, this makes it possible for unconscious feelings and thoughts to rise to the surface of consciousness. Some of these feelings may be upsetting, like anger or deep sadness. It is not the meditation that "made" you get angry, but it allowed you to become conscious of your buried feelings of anger. If you deal with this skillfully, it will be a good thing ultimately, because in order to resolve your anger, you first have to become aware of it, and meditation will often be the occasion for this to happen. It is often said that one should have a teacher for meditation and not do it alone, and this could be one of the reasons: an experienced meditator who teaches you can help you learn to transform your anger in a positive way instead of expressing it as violence or aggression, or turning it upon yourself as many people unfortunately do.