I Think...

Everyone who is born on this earth is a 'Sanatan Dharmi' by birth. Religion follows after wards. There isn't a word that defines religion in Sanskrit or hindi. Using 'Dharam' as translation for 'Religion' is a misnomer. Dharam doesn't mean religion, it means 'Righteous Karma'. The principle of Karma is the ultimate and absolute truth in this universe. We all humans and animals are bound by this principle and can't escape its consequences. Sanatan means 'Eternal' and 'Dharam' can be defined as 'Righteous way a man should lead his life'. Sanatan Dharam doesn't push us to pray or mandatorily believe in certain form of God, instead it lays down a path of defined principles following which we can realize God. It doesn't define any rituals or procedures to worship God, it leaves this to the discretion of humans to use their intellect to decide upon the best way they want to realize Him. It stresses on one God

What is a necessity and how it differs from need, or are these two synonyms. In this post I have tried to explore these two words. I think, necessity is an absolute need without which survival would not be possible and need is relative. It keeps changing with time, situation and thinking of generations or people. Necessity remains constant for all. If I represent need and necessity by two circles, I can draw a relation between the two. A meeting point where both become interchangeable depending upon situation. Here situation is an umbrella term which includes time, people and their dependencies. Water, oxygen and food are absolute needs without which we would not be able to survive on this planet. Sun, plants are necessities and have an indirect dependents on them. We keep on inventing needs and then things to satisfy those needs. Certain needs become necessity , means of survival and vice versa. It depends in which situation we are in. Like during winters keeping ourselves wa