Our life is the laboratory in which we practice what we learn during Meditation. Profound realizations happen in meditation. But even more profound realizations revelations can occur when we really examin e our inner self in the midst of day-to-day activities. That is when we come face to face with our true motives, and the armor of pretense we wear to survive in the world. In Meditation, our mind tries to divert our attention by indulging in interesting distractions. We just notice the distraction and return our focus to our breath. We have to use the same technique in our day-to-day life as well, which is full of all kinds of distractions. We must just notice the distractions and get back to the job at hand. -Art and Science of Meditation