The research shows that the practice of simple mindfulness and compassion meditation practices can be enormously helpful in not so much changing our anger initially or suppressing it or controlling it but becoming aware of it.

When we talk about our own emotions, we say, 'I am angry' or 'I'm sad' or 'I'm depressed,' and we can ask ourselves, 'Really? Is it all of us that is feeling anger? Every cell in your body is angry?' I mean, what does it actually mean to say 'I am angry.' What does that mean?