HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AMONG MALAYSIAN HINDU YOUTH: INSIGHTS FROM THIRUMANTHIRAM WITHIN MASLOW’S FRAMEWORK
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https://doi.org/10.35631/IJEPC.1163025Keywords:
Hindu Youth, Human Development Principles, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Moral Development, ThirumanthiramAbstract
Modern social issues, such as the loss of morals, identity, and weak spiritual involvement in the youth, make it clear that culturally grounded developmental models are required. Although Thirumanthiram is a philosophical treatise, there is still very little research regarding its use in current youth development. The research seek to determine the main principles of human development that are embedded in Thirumanthiram and examine these principles in terms of Maslows Hierarchy of Needs, includes the practical application of the principles to Hindu youth. The research design used was a mixed-methods approach which incorporated a qualitative content analysis of Thirumanthiram and a survey conducted on 470 Hindu young people aged 15-40 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The analysis was performed in the form of descriptive and inferential statistics with the help of SPSS. The results demonstrate that the overall mean of the scores is high (3.78), which means that human development principles are highly adopted in terms of physiological needs (M=3.81), safety and security (M=3.74), social belonging (M=3.69), self-esteem (M=3.82), self-actualization (M=3.76), and spiritual perception (M=3.85). Pearson correlation also shows that there is a significant positive correlation between the involvement with Thirumanthiram teaching and holistic practice of human development (r=0.71, p<0.01). The findings prove that philosophical and ethical constructs of Thirumanthiram are still very much relevant in bringing balanced personal, moral, social and spiritual development in the modern youth of Hinduism. The paper offers a strong empirical evidence to the use of classical spiritual frameworks in youth development strategies and education interventions.
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