"Bardo is a Tibetan word that simply means a "transition" or a gap between the completion of one situation and the onset of another. Bar means "in betwenn," and do means "suspended" or "thrown."

Sogyal Rinpoche

" Life isn't the same after meeting the Dalai Lama or Kyentse Rinpoche and others. We can't erase them from one minds, as inconvenient as these open doors to enlightenment might be. We had other plans; we didn't ask to see so vividly another totally different horizon.
The question, How can I integrate this into my daily life? doesn't plumb the depth of the inquiry. I have translated for Lamas in North America, Europe, and Asia, and have found this to be typical North American question. I think the best answer is, You can't; don't even try. But I have to wonder about the question itself. What do you do when an event or an encounter changes your life? If you won a $10,000,000 jack pot, if a dear friend dies, or if you fall deeply in love, do you ask, How can I integrate this into my daily life? Some events change us, are earth-shattering, and are not meant to be integrated into what can sometimes feel like a rat race existence."

Ngawang Zangpo em 'Guru Rinpoche, His Life and Times` - www.snowlionpub.com