Yogi: Once I watched anger and it disappeared, is this considered successful meditation and is it the right way of meditating?
Sayadaw: Anger can disappear because of any of these reasons.
One is that in trying to be aware, it doesn’t allow your mind to think of the things that make you angry; that makes the anger become less.
Trying to be aware is wholesome work; it can change the quality of the mind and make the anger go away.
You could have actually thought of something in a different way or realized something that makes the anger stop or become less.
But in any case, when you try to be aware of your anger, you have already succeeded in being mindful. You are already successful as far as being mindful is concerned. The result is not important; it is the work that is important.
You want to congratulate yourself for making the effort and recognizing that effort is present and more importantly, the awareness is present.