Authentic Buddhist teachings, made freely accessible to every sincere seeker in the English-speaking world.
Ru-Yi Academy is being built one teaching series at a time. The first is live; the others are on the way. Everything we publish is free, and will remain so.
The Middle-Length Discourses of the Buddha
152 dialogues, parables, and meditation instructions from the Pāli Canon. Each entry has a reading guide written for English speakers, the full Sujato translation, and a self-check quiz.
Enter the series → Available now25 methods from the Mahāprajñāpāramitā Śāstra (《大智度論》)
Eighteen centuries ago, the master Nāgārjuna catalogued twenty-five concrete strategies for not getting hijacked by anger. Each one is a distinct reframe — a different angle from which to see the situation provoking you — rendered here in plain modern English.
Read the 25 methods →An eight-week introduction to the Dharma
The Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, karma and rebirth, impermanence, the nature of mind — a structured first course for English-speaking newcomers.
ComingShamatha · Vipassanā · Metta
Practice-first instruction in the three foundational modes of Buddhist meditation, with weekly live office hours during Pilot terms.
Coming"To make authentic Buddhist teachings freely accessible to every sincere seeker in the English-speaking world."
The principles behind every decision we make about what to publish, who can read it, and how we teach.
All teachings free, and they will stay free. Sharing the Dharma is the practice, not a transaction.
Plain English. We do not hide behind jargon, and we explain Pāli and Sanskrit terms when they are useful.
Grounded in the canonical sources of the Pāli, Chinese, and Sanskrit traditions — not in soft self-help.
No geography, no language tax, no paywall. The Dharma was meant to be heard.
Ru-Yi Academy is running in invitation-only Pilot through 2027, with public enrollment planned for 2028. If you teach English in Taiwan, are an alum of the My Culture Connect practicum, or simply want to be part of the early cohorts, write to us.
luke@mycultureconnect.org