Beautiful. It was literally the chirping of bird that made me realise that I was at one with everything. Normally in meditation I experience sounds and sensations as external phenomena, something to accept and let go of and no longer something to be distracted by. During a meditation recently I had reached complete inner silence and tranquility, then I heard a bird chirping, except I didn't hear it as such, it was just part of me, it came from the same place that my peace came from. There was no separation.

In my own experience the meditation you talk about in daily tasks is the fruit of meditation, what we practice when we sit seeps into our daily life, being present in the moment. This for me at the moment is still a conscious process most of the time, remembering to come back to the present moment. Until one day without really noticing it just becomes a natural place and life is meditation.

What is exciting though is that this is really just the start of the journey.