A precise statement and proof of the relationship between stability and the existence of Calabi-Yau metrics is in: 1. arXiv:1302.0282 Kahler-Einstein metrics on Fano manifolds, III: limits as cone angle approaches 2π and completion of the main proof Xiuxiong Chen, Simon Donaldson, Song Sun Subjects: Differential Geometry (math.DG); Mathematical Physics (math-ph); Algebraic Geometry (math.AG) 2. arXiv:1212.4714 Kahler-Einstein metrics on Fano manifolds, II: limits with cone angle less than 2 π Xiuxiong Chen, Simon Donaldson, Song Sun Subjects: Differential Geometry (math.DG); Mathematical Physics (math-ph); Algebraic Geometry (math.AG) 3. arXiv:1211.4566 Kahler-Einstein metrics on Fano manifolds, I: approximation of metrics with cone singularities Xiu-Xiong Chen, Simon Donaldson, Song Sun Subjects: Differential Geometry (math.DG); Mathematical Physics (math-ph); Algebraic Geometry (math.AG) 4. arXiv:1210.7494 Kahler-Einstein metrics and stability Xiu-Xiong Chen, Simon Donaldson, Song Sun Subjects: Differential Geometry (math.DG); Mathematical Physics (math-ph); Algebraic Geometry (math.AG) (so I understand; I haven't read all of this)