Conor Creighton

Vipassana retreats offer ten days of meditation with no talking, reading, cell phones, or jerking off. I recently went on my fifth.

In defence – kind of – of my hometown, which was recently voted one of the worst cities in the world to move to.

I've gone through breakups,​ friends' funerals, and family illnesses without shedding a single tear. It's made me wonder if something is wrong with me.

One of the side effects on the path to boundless perception is, for many, boundless boners.

The world would be a much better place if everyone was a little nicer when they broke up with one another.

Sara tæskede mig, stjal fra mig og kaldte mig de grimmeste ting. Alligevel kunne jeg ikke gøre det forbi med hende. Indtil jeg mødte en enorm bøsse ved navn Angelo.

I Sydafrika kan man med hjælp fra en shaman, tre forskellige kraftige psykedeliske stoffer og intens faste transformere sig selv som menneske.

Jeg mødte en mystisk schweizer i Indien, der lærte mig at trippe, som var jeg på en mild form for LSD - kun ved at styre mit åndedræt.

Breathwork was born out of LSD research in the 1960s, and suggests that by hyperventilating, you can experience the same feeling as an acid trip.

Charging toward a cliff face with a belly full of stale alcohol is not the most relaxing way to spend a day.

To her followers, Amma is at least a saint and at best a reincarnation of god.

It involved talking to a cushion and beating the shit out of an ironing board in a sweaty basement with a chubby guy in his underpants.