Acharya Prashant explains that meditation is not a limited one-hour daily practice but a continuous, lifelong state of being. He argues that artificial meditation, which involves sitting in a clean space for a short duration after a day of conflict and ego-driven actions, is merely a way for the ego to feel good about itself without undergoing any real change. True meditation is described as a 'dirty' and 'dangerous' process because it requires an individual to confront the filth and conflict of their daily life directly. It is like showing a mirror to oneself and acknowledging the stinking ego rather than pretending to be the pure self or Atman.