“I Love Everyone” by Ramin Nazer: An incredible comic about how to love everything in the universe, even the bad and annoying parts

Check out “I Love Everyone,” an awesome comic created by Ramin Nazer (via). Check out his comic on ‘What Happens When We Die?’ here.

Cultivating love for all beings in existence, as depicted in this comic, is the foundational practice of Bodhichitta, a Buddhist term for universal love. Only when you can truly say “I love everyone,” say the Buddhists, can you truly begin to consider enlightenment.

Here’s the Dalai Lama explaining:

I believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. From the moment of birth, every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering. Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affect this. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment. I don’t know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars and planets, has a deeper meaning or not, but at the very least, it is clear that we humans who live on this earth face the task of making a happy life for ourselves. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.

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For a start, it is possible to divide every kind of happiness and suffering into two main categories: mental and physical. Of the two, it is the mind that exerts the greatest influence on most of us. Unless we are either gravely ill or deprived of basic necessities, our physical condition plays a secondary role in life. If the body is content, we virtually ignore it. The mind, however, registers every event, no matter how small. Hence we should devote our most serious efforts to bringing about mental peace.

From my own limited experience I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion.

The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes. Cultivating a close, warm-hearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. This helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the ultimate source of success in life.

As long as we live in this world we are bound to encounter problems. If, at such times, we lose hope and become discouraged, we diminish our ability to face difficulties. If, on the other hand, we remember that it is not just ourselves but every one who has to undergo suffering, this more realistic perspective will increase our determination and capacity to overcome troubles. Indeed, with this attitude, each new obstacle can be seen as yet another valuable opportunity to improve our mind!

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Thus we can strive gradually to become more compassionate, that is we can develop both genuine sympathy for others’ suffering and the will to help remove their pain. As a result, our own serenity and inner strength will increase.

(Via the Dalai Lama’s website.)

Ramin Nazer very generously shares comics like “I Love Everyone” for free in order to get publicity for his books and LA-area standup, so please support him by donating to the Kickstarter for his new book, ‘Strippy Comics’.