Luang Pu Chob was noted for his solitary wandering practice and fearless ascetic discipline. He avoided large gatherings, preferring seclusion in forests and mountains. Ajahn Mun praised him before other disciples, saying: “If you all could meditate like Chob, that would be excellent — he has gone very far in meditation.” According to his hagiographies, he was believed to have attained the six higher knowledges (
abhiññā), including recollection of past lives, clairaudience, telepathy, and the destruction of the taints. He was said to be able to teach devas, nāgas, and beings in other realms, as well as to understand different languages through concentration. His forest wanderings were considered daring — often traveling at night under the full moon, and enduring encounters with wild animals such as tigers. On one occasion, when surrounded by tigers, he focused deeply in meditation and radiated loving-kindness until they departed. In 1946 (B.E. 2489), while wandering in northern Thailand, his Dhamma companion
Luang Pu Khao Analayo invited him back to Isan. He then resided at Phachahin Ngoen cremation ground, now Wat Pa Khok Mon. Later, in 1961, he was invited by villagers to establish
Wat Pa Sammanusorn in Ban Khok Mon, Loei Province, to turn people from spirit worship toward
taking refuge in the Triple Gem. He remained there for decades, alternating with stays at Wat Pa Khok Mon. He was also respected in Laos, where he established monasteries, including one at Ban Nabua, Sanakham District, Vientiane Province. == Relationship with Ajahn Mun ==