Impact of Rajyoga Meditation on Happiness among Youth of Vadodra

Over the past few years, psychological stress and emotional instability have become a prevalent phenomenon among young adults because of academic pressure, work-related issues, and shifting social conditions. Meditation sessions are also becoming accepted as effective measures towards ensuring mental wellness and emotional stability. The Brahma Kumaris spiritual organization teaches the Rajyoga meditation that aims at developing self-awareness, inner peace, and positive thinking. The current research will examine how Rajyoga meditation affects the level of happiness among young people. It was quantitative pre-test and post-test research design. The participants of the study were divided into 80 participants who were aged between 18 and 35 years and comprised of students, doctors , engineers. and other professions.The sample size comprised of 50 males and 30 females attending an organized program of Rajyoga meditation in the Brahma KumarisCenter, Altadra, Vadodara. The level of happiness was assessed with the help of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire at the beginning of the meditation intervention, and at its end. Statistical analysis was done with descriptive statistics, paired sample t-test, confidence interval analysis analysis and Cohen’s d effect size. The findings showed a high significant difference between post-test happiness scores and pre-test scores. The statistical significance of the paired sample t-test (t = 3.58 , p < 0.001) was significant. The Cohen d value calculated was 0.40 that reflected a small to medium effect size. These results indicate that the Rajyoga meditation technique has a moderate positive effect on the psychological well-being and happiness in young people.