พระอาจารย์อธิบายว่าการไม่ค่อยฝันไม่ใช่ความบกพร่อง แต่สะท้อนถึงความมีวินัยของกายฝัน ซึ่งสามารถสังเกตได้จากอุปนิสัยความมีระเบียบวินัยตั้งแต่ครั้งยังเป็นมนุษย์หยาบPra Ajarn explains that rarely dreaming isn't a flaw at all — it reflects the discipline of one's 'dream body,' which can be observed in the disciplined habits carried since one's ordinary human life.
Someone asked: does rarely dreaming, or almost never dreaming, mean something is wrong?
Not Dreaming Isn't a Flaw — It Reflects Discipline
Rarely dreaming isn't a flaw at all. It reflects being a disciplined person who enjoys meditating and doesn't like wandering here and there. Such a person's 'dream body' carries the same discipline — it doesn't go out wandering either, so there isn't much material left over to appear as dreams.
Observable in One's Ordinary Human Habits
We can observe this in the disposition of the subtler body through everyday behavior. Someone who was disciplined even back in school — not going out with friends, heading straight home after class — or who, once working, doesn't go out drinking or wandering after hours, tends to rarely dream, because their subtler body carries the same discipline as their coarse one. When it's time to meditate, they practice with full intent, staying within their own bounds rather than straying off course. Their dream body, likewise, doesn't go out creating stories to dream about.