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Plagued by social, economic and environmental problems at large, the modem world is a manifestation and nemesis of human greed, devoid of compassion and affection towards societal fraternity. These large-scale problems have camouflaged the basic essence and elixir of life among youth which triggered in mankind, a renewed search in quest for an exlusive peace and harmony, a search that is essentially leading to a spiritual journey. This paper aims to study the impact of spiritual orientation as a de stressor amongst the youth. The paper being diagnostic in nature mainly depends on primary and secondary sources of data. The secondary information is collected from journals, e-joumals, publications, periodicals, thesis, reports and websites. Primary data was collected using the structured questionnaire. Research findings suggest that spirituality really does have an impact on stress level. Practice of the course and inculcation of its learning in every sphere of life over a period of time eliminates stress that enables the practitioner to become more skilled at achieving mindfiilness that leads to a sense of meaning in life, compassion, and transcendence.
Keywords : Stress, Spirituality, Self-esteem, Harmony.
Introduction
"Desire for instant success, name and fame but the fear of failure; openings of innumerable new vistas to realize one's dream but ever increasing cut-throat competition; unprecedented speedy life style but the feeling of being a part of the rat race; freedom to lead unrestricted, unrestrained life but the sanskar to conform to traditional practices; ecstasy in hope but fragile in despair; preoccupied with mundane materialism but far away from spiritualism; just a click away from globalized world but remotely distant from inner self...."
The above description perhaps best characterize the dilemma of youth in the modern world. They are full of hope and desire, surrounded by opportunities; constrained by fear and ignorant about the possibility as well as relative worth of any outcome. The confrontation among all-opportunities, constraints and ignorance is continuous and inevitable. The result is stress. The resultant outcome of stress could be alienation, stagnation, depression and much more. The panacea is spiritualism-the innate capacity to, and tendency to seek to, transcend ones current focus of centricity, which with transcendence involve augmented knowledge and love.
The term "spirituality" comes from the Latin word Spiritus, meaning...