The Stages of Tranquility

With Dustin DiPerna

August 11 - 13, 2023

Workshop Schedule

Friday
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm *How to Drop Into Esalen*
7:15 pm – 9:30 pm
Saturday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
4:15 pm – 6:15 pm
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Sunday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm

See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.

  • Sleeping Bag Space – $540.00
  • Bunk Bed Space – $720.00
  • Standard Shared Space – $900.00
  • Standard Queen Room – $1,200.00
  • Standard Room Two Beds – $1,920.00
  • Premium Queen Room – $1,680.00
  • Premium King Room – $1,800.00
  • Premium Plus King Room – $2,040.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt – $2,040.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt Two Beds – $2,040.00
  • Price House Suite – $2,760.00
  • Rolf Suite – $3,900.00
  • Point House – $3,900.00
  • Fritz Point House – $3,900.00
  • South Point House – $4,800.00
Program is fully booked
Program is fully booked

Asanga’s Nine Stages of Staying is one of the oldest and most comprehensive systems of concentration in the Buddhist tradition. Sometimes called the Elephant Path, this approach was originated by the great Buddisht master in 506 A.D., and it is now the main method of training the mind in the Tibetan tradition. 

In this weekend meditation retreat, participants will learn all nine stages of the Elephant Path. Students will learn the basic tools of this concentration meditation, gain the capacity to stay more continuously and completely focused on the meditation object, and learn how to develop some capacity for automaticity in this practice. By the conclusion of the retreat, students will have all the instructions necessary to successfully master all nine stages of tranquility.

Training the mind in this way can lead to a direct experience of equanimity and can put the student in a range of practice, wherein pointing out the real nature of the awakened mind is possible. 

No experience with meditation is required. If you have your own preferred meditation pillow and mat, please bring them.

About the Leader

Dustin DiPerna

Dustin DiPerna is a Harvard-trained scholar of world religions. He currently serves as adjunct professor at Stanford University where he teaches classes on meditation, human flourishing, and purpose finding. Dustin spent 20 years studying with Ken Wilber and is considered an expert in Integral Theory. He is a senior teacher of Tibetan meditation practices and […]

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