I recently sat down with Pandit Dasa, author of The Urban Monk, to talk about the myths and realities of practicing mindfulness from the perspective of a man who spent 15 years as a monk living in New York City. We also got into the idea of using mindfulness to help open the mind to opportunity. Michael Woodward: During your 15 years as a monk what did the practice of mindfulness mean to you and how much is it still a part of your life today? Pandit Dasa: During my time as a