{"podcast":{"title":"Lama Zopa Rinpoche full length teachings","slug":"lama-zopa-rinpoche-full-length-teachings-4110921","podcast_index_feed_id":4110921,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/lama-zopa-rinpoche-full-length/","website_url":"https://fpmt.org/media/podcasts/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7198b9cb-59f8-4bfa-a7be-535bdb46124a/SNjp_0j4cRCR28XzGtN5Pu9Y.jpg","author":"Lama Zopa Rinpoche","episode_count":170,"summary":"This podcast brings to you the teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in full length. Our current focus for new episodes lies on older teachings by Rinpoche that have not been published in video yet as well as major retreats that Rinpoche had led over the years. These episodes are mostly unedited in terms of content but often improved in terms of sound quality. See their video counterparts on our RAN page at fpmt.org/media/streaming/teachings-of-lama-zopa-rinpoche/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:20:58.489031+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lama-zopa-rinpoche-full-length-teachings-4110921"},"episode":{"title":"16 Motivation for Receiving Jenang of Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga 11-Sept-2004","slug":"16-motivation-for-receiving-jenang-of-lama-tsongkhapa-guru-yoga-11-sept-2004","published_at":"2026-06-12T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lama-zopa-rinpoche-full-length-teachings-4110921/16-motivation-for-receiving-jenang-of-lama-tsongkhapa-guru-yoga-11-sept-2004","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lama-zopa-rinpoche-full-length-teachings-4110921","url":"https://fpmt.org/media/podcasts/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c00cf5d0-fe8a-4162-bbd4-3c8487ae3aa6.mp3","summary":"This teaching was given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Lama Tsonkhapa Institute in Italy as part of the Ganden Lha Gyama retreat between September 3-30, 2004. 00:00:01 To receive the jenang (permission to practice) of a deity from the four-class Tantra, one needs to first receive the initiation of that class of Tantra. 00:06:31 Even though one has received a precious human body, it can be stained by desire, carelessness, laziness, sleep, gossiping, and seeking offerings and respect. This leads to wasting the precious human body on meaningless activities. 00:10:34 To take the essence of the perfect human body, one must train well in the gradual path of the lower, middle, and higher capable beings. 00:11:51 All sentient beings have been one's mother countless times in past lives, but due to taking rebirth, they are unable to recognize each other. Generating love and compassion for them, one should strive to achieve enlightenment for their benefit. Find out more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, his teachings and projects at https://fpmt.org/","meta_description":"This teaching was given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Lama Tsonkhapa Institute in Italy as part of the Ganden Lha Gyama retreat between September 3-30, 2004. 0…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":971,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lama-zopa-rinpoche-full-length-teachings-4110921/episodes/16-motivation-for-receiving-jenang-of-lama-tsongkhapa-guru-yoga-11-sept-2004/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lama-zopa-rinpoche-full-length-teachings-4110921/16-motivation-for-receiving-jenang-of-lama-tsongkhapa-guru-yoga-11-sept-2004.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}