The Hermit Cult existing along theThai-Burmese borders is a belief of the Pow and Sgaw Karen, who called themselves “Talaku”. They were originally from Kayaing and KhuayKabong towns in Myanmar. Due to wars, they migrated to the Mae Chan River Basin in Tak province and Suriya River Basin in the Karen State, Myanmar. The cult was believed to have existed before Buddhism, with a combination of animism, Brahmanism and Buddhism according to their cosmology. This investigation utilized the qualitative research methodology in an attempt to understand the cultural space of the cult, where its territory could not be clearly defined. This investigation was conducted at its cultural center at Laytongku village in Tambon Mae Chan, Um Phang district, Tak province. A major change took place when its cultural space was split into two areas in the two countries as a result from the border treaties between Siam and Burma. Thailand had implemented successive national social and economic development plans to manage the area, bringing about changes, particularly citizenship rights. Adaptations were made for their survival in the forms of resistance, negotiation, acceptance, assimilation, and compromise. Culturally, the adaptation was on the acceptance of formal education, the spread of Christianity and Buddhism, healthcare, dress, and food consumption. Socially, the adaptation was on the acceptance of the nation-state ideology, mainstream development, and modern technology. Economically, the adaptationwas on using cross-border resources with the Burmese and acceptance of the marketing system.