Paper Details

Name: Shristi Malkoti
Country: India

Year: 2025
Volume: Volume-12, Issue-1 (January-June)
Page Number: 5-13
DOI: ttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15779639

The contemporary society is marked by a period of rapid materialisation, as people are reduced to commodities, the humanity is suffering from moral and ethical deprivation and is on verge of a breakdown. The loss in faith, hopelessness and existential dilemma the masses are suffering from is due to the dreadful, monotonous, meaningless daily routine. The technological development has further isolated individuals, rather than bringing them together. The world is moving fast towards its demise as it stands on the brink of becoming a wasteland of broken hopes and dreams of a once glorious civilization which held one of the brightest minds to ever exist.
Spirituality to the post-modern world offers solace and more than anything answers to their moral dilemmas caused due to the troubled, restless existence. It provides humanity with solutions that would help them escape misery and find peace within, even though the world around them is in shambles.
This research article will talk of the past centuries during which the materialistic and hedonistic society gained prominence, which caused the decline of spirituality and its further evolution in the post-modern era when it was sought after as being the saviour of the humanity. With reference to Yoga philosophy stated in Patanjali‟s Yoga Sutras, a classical text compiled by the yogic sage Patanjali which consists of the holy grail for humanity as it talks about how a human can escape the illusionary world of Maya and realise the glory of the true Self by conquering the ills of alienation and Ignorance. It will provide one with facts regarding how implementing spiritual studies can improve the quality of human life and help him conquer his mind and lead a peaceful existence.
Keywords- Spirituality, Karma, Yoga Sutras, Patanjali, alienation