zag med kyi khams

Mipham Rinpoche: zag med la gtan nyams med kyang, theg dman gyi 'bras bu thob pa las re shig nyams pa las gtong yang de ni rtsal po che ldog 'dred pa ltar myur du sor chud par 'gyur ro zhes bshad, nyams pa 'di ni dman lam gyi 'bras bu las gnas skabs nyams tshul tsam mo The undefiling [vow] cannot be permanently lost, though it can be momentarily damaged by a decline from the attainment of the result of the Lesser Vehicle. Yet, like a strong athlete [recovering from] stumbling, it will be swiftly restored again. [42b] The degeneration is merely a temporary decline from the result of the lower path. [RY]