Now, a PG course to lead a blissful life!

Considering the alarming increase in Marital Disharmony, Addiction and Depression rates, called 'MAD Syndrome,' among students and young employees, a unique one-year residential PG Diploma in Life Bliss Technology has been launched in Chennai.

Talking to media persons on Friday, Nithyananda Meditation Academy Principal Sri Nithya Pranananda Maharaj said the course on intuitive management was launched by Nithyananda Meditation Academy of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, a worldwide movement for meditation and healing, in association with International Vedic Hindu University of Florida, US.

The course, worth Rs 1.10 lakh and fully sponsored by the NMA, is open for graduates in the age group of 18-30 years, to mould the students and young employees to lead a blissful life and face the challenges in society.

It would be a structured course for students to reach the benefits of Vedic Science of Yoga, meditation and management that were being increasingly recommended by modern science and management 'gurus' as essential ingredients for a blissful life, enhanced productivity and holistic wealth creation, he added.

"The MAD Syndrome is on the rise. In metros and urban cities like Bangalore and Chennai, over 33 per cent of marriages end up in disharmony. In Chennai alone about 200 cases of divorce by young couples are reported every fortnight of which 80 per cent are employed in well-paid sectors," he said.

The marital disharmony affected the productivity at work place, he said, adding that according to a British study, people having problems in close relationships were 34 per cent more likely to fall sick.

Pranananda Maharaj said smoking and other forms of addictions were on the rise among students and there were increasing number of suicides in the 15-44 age group due to depression because of non-supportive relationship at workplace.

Such people were reluctant to approach their management and were typically bereft of emotional support and understanding from their colleagues, he added.

Considering these aspects, the course material had been structured in such a way that it covered human's basic needs, physical and mental wellness, relationships and social and spiritual intelligence.

There would be four batches a year (one batch every three months) with an intake of about 500 students per batch. The students would be selected for the course through interviews.

The course would be conducted at Dhyanapettam, the India Ashram of NMA at Bidadi in Karnataka.