The Nine Stages of Staying is one of the oldest and most comprehensive systems of concentration in the Buddhist tradition. This system, sometimes called the Elephant Path, originated with Asanga in 506 A.D. It is the main method of training the mind in the Tibetan tradition.

In this weekend meditation retreat, participants will learn all nine stages of Asanga’s Elephant Path. Students will learn the basic tools of 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 the concentration practice. By the conclusion of the retreat, students will have all the instructions necessary to successfully master the nine stages of tranquility.

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

All teaching will be guided and taught in the direct line of Daniel P. Brown and the Pointing Out Way Lineage. No experience with meditation is required. If you have your own preferred meditation pillow and mat, please bring them.