“Wrong concentration (micchā-samādhi) in worldly matters is often accompanied by craving that causes harm, such as scammers who use mindfulness to deceive their victims, or Devadatta, who had concentration but lacked wisdom. This differs from Right Concentration (sammā-samādhi), which leads towards peace and purity.

Luang Pu Chah compared concentration to the back of a knife, which pounds and weakens the defilements, and wisdom to the knife’s sharp edge, which cuts and uproots self-identity view (sakkāya-diṭṭhi). Similarly, there was once a monk who subdued his fear until he realised that ghosts arise from mental fabrication.

Abandoning the defilements is like gradually reducing sweetness for someone with diabetes—it requires time and perseverance. By regularly practising mindfulness of the breath, luminous wisdom can arise in the mind, enabling us to let go of the sense of self.”
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