O Sofrimento Cresce Onde a Mente se Apega | São João da Cruz & Bankei

In this episode of The Same Fire, we bring together Saint John of the Cross and Bankei Yōtaku, two masters from completely different traditions who arrived at the same conclusion: suffering grows when the mind becomes lost in attachment, fear, and constant agitation. In 16th-century Spain, Saint John of the Cross endured persecution, imprisonment, and profound isolation. It is in this context that the "dark night of the soul" emerged, one of the most important concepts of contemplative Christian spirituality. Centuries later, in Edo-period Japan, Bankei Yōtaku broke with excesses of spiritual rigidity and taught something radical: the original mind is already free before thoughts, before fear, and before mental confusion. Between the silence of Carmel and the Zen temples of Japan, the same question arises: What remains when the noise of the mind diminishes? 🎥 Full Episodes: YouTube:    / @omesmofogo   🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15X809L... 📷 Instagram:   / omesmofogo   TIMELINE 00:00 — The mind never stops 01:48 — When suffering becomes a quest 03:08 — Saint John of the Cross and the dark night of the soul 05:22 — Bankei and the unborn mind 08:02 — What the two discovered about the mind 09:11 — The ego, attachment, and suffering 10:08 — Inner freedom 11:00 — The flame of stillness 12:04 — A final question 12:55 — Final mantra If this episode touched you, subscribe On the channel. The Same Fire investigates how masters from different cultures have traversed the great questions of human experience: suffering, consciousness, silence, freedom, and inner transformation. New episodes every week.