dhyana vow; Mipham Rinpoche: {snyoms 'jug las nyams pa dag gis gtong la, sa 'phos pa las rang sa'i bsdus pa thob cing sa gzhan gyi bsdus pa gtong ba tsam mo} The dhyana vow is abandoned when one loses the state of serenity. By shifting states, one obtains [the vow] included within that respective state and merely abandons [the vow] included within the former state.
dhyana vow. {sdom pa gsum}
dhyana vows; Mipham Rinpoche: {khams gong ma'i bsam gtan thob ba'i stobs kyis bsam gtan de las ma nyams gyi bar du mi dge ba la 'jug pa ngang gis khegs pa thob pa'o} The 'dhyana vow' is obtained through the power of attaining the dhyanas of the upper realms whereby engagement in nonvirtue is naturally prevented until that [state of] dhyana declines.
concentrative discipline