《171》有一次阿姜 查问他的一位弟子，他是否曾想还俗，他是否终身为僧。那位弟子说，这个问题很难，虽然他并不打算还俗，可是，他并无法很确定他永远不会。他说，他的想法似乎毫无意义。阿姜 查于是回答：「真正毫无意义的是真实的佛法。」

One of Ajahn Chah’s disciples was once asked if he was ever going to disrobe, if he was going to die in the yellow robes. The disciple said that it was hard to think about, and that although he had no plans to disrobe, he couldn’t really decide that he never would. When he looked into it, he said, his thoughts seemed meaningless. Ajahn Chah then replied by saying, "That they are meaningless is the real Dhamma."