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No. But, when practitioners are aware of the descriptive reality, the feeling of self emerges then the sense of female and male appears. When practicing vipassana, when we look at this corporeality, the characteristic suggests that this is a man, a monk, or a female. That is corporeality. But, our mind, when it is empty and unburdened, it does not claim to be anything, it only acts as the experiencer. Therefore, the unburdened mind does not contain greed, anger, or delusion.
Practitioner: Are dreams attachments to perceptions (sanna)?
Phra Arjan: There are many causes of dreams. Inducement by deities, lingering thoughts and food poisoning are all possibilities. Sleeping too much could also result in dreams. Sometimes we sleep peacefully and mental images appear. These are called thep sanghon (inducement by deities). Sometimes when we are ill, natural elements are not balanced, we have food poisoning—these may lead to dreams where we run around escaping something. The dreams tend to be scary. If the dreams make us uncomfortable, we should see what we can do. For some, they may give alms to monks then spread the merits to others—this is okay.
Okay, no more questions? The answers given may perhaps not directly address the queries in our mind. In any case, the key for us is to wilfully contemplate the