《178》阿姜 查的一位弟子正将录音机的插头拔出来，还没有完全拔出时，不小心触碰到插头的铁片。他被电击了一下，立刻将插头扔掉。阿姜 查知道了，为了不要失去一个教导「法」的机会，他很快地说：「噢！你为什么能够如此轻易地放下它？是谁叫你放下的呢？」

One of Ajahn Chah’s disciples was unplugging a tape recorder when he accidentally touched the metal prongs of the plug while it was still connected. He got a shock and dropped it immediately. Ajahn Chah noticed and said, "Oh! How come you could let go of that so easily? Who told you to?"