A boy may have qualities of a girl and vice-versa. I feel qualities are important. Is this correct?

[Smt. Lalitha Sadwi: naku oka doubt ante rupam manishidi ina lakshanam jantuvudi ite vallu animal tho ne equal antena sir.

sir na second doubt. nenu chala Mandi ni mogavallani chusanu. konthamandi abbailu same anni lakshanalu achham Ammai lage chestuntaru. kani vallu abbaile. alage chala mandi ammailu kuda same abbai lage untaru. kani vallu ammaile. na doubt enti ante asalu rupam mogavadu inanta matrana vadu boy kademo. rupam women inanta matrana tanu women kademo. lakshanam chala important ani na feeling. edi correct or wrong.

Translation: Sir, many a time, the external form may look like a human being but the qualities expressed are of animal. They are to be treated as animals. Is it right?

Sir, I have another doubt. I have seen many men. Some men have the qualities of women in all aspects and behave like women even though, they are externally appearing as men. Similarly, some women have qualities of men in all aspects and behave like men even though they are externally appearing as women. So, a male form need not be male and a female form need not be female. I feel quality is important. Which one is correct?]

Swami replied:- Your question is in telugu language, which is written in English letters. First you answer Me that whether your question is in Telugu or English? Then I will answer whether a soul appearing as boy, behaving like girl, is a boy or a girl. I will also tell whether a human being acting as an animal is a human being or an animal? (just take this as joke).

In your question about boy or girl, I hope the category of Hijra is excluded because there is deficiency in his/her form (ruupam) itself. Hence, we are talking about a man appearing perfectly as man behaving like a woman. Such a person is categorised under males only and he is marrying a woman alone and not another man. Hence, a man is a man for all practical purposes and his womanish nature is a quality associated with the soul. The body is also associated with the soul, but, not inherently. A quality is always associated with the soul inherently. The quality can disappear by proper knowledge and the body can disappear by death. In the absence of proper knowledge, the qualities continue to the next birth along with soul. Similar logic can be applied to the quality of animal nature.