Csernus Imre, Funk Sándor, Pál Ferenc, Váradi Tibor - Vágyaink: szárnyak vagy börtönfalak - Illúziók szenvedélyek függőségek

According to the Eastern view, the ultimate goal of man and the source of his true happiness is desirelessness, the state of being free from desire. Western people, on the other hand, believe that desires make life colorful and enjoyable, they motivate great efforts and enable serious results. There is no doubt that the outstanding figures of our culture, who showed something extraordinary, almost all reported that they were driven by an elemental desire, and they could not do anything but obey it and fulfill it.

So our desires can really be wings that fly over obstacles with their enormous power - but they can also be prison walls that start to suffocate if they become excessive and grow into passions and addictions.
Addiction is always a prison, because it deprives a person of his freedom and makes him a slave to whom or what he depends on - be it a person, some substance, action or anything else.

The renowned authors of the new volume of the Open Academy series present the topic from a variety of perspectives, leading the reader with feeling through the labyrinth of constructive and destructive desires.