There is no application portal. There is no fee to apply. There is one email — yours, telling us who you are and why now.
The path from your first message to the temple gate is deliberately slow. Here is what it looks like.
An email or the form below. Tell us your name and why you're considering a year like this.
A 60–90 minute conversation with the lead logotherapist. Honest on both sides. No commitment yet.
A short health check with our medical partners, focused on the opening fast. Non-negotiable, in your home country.
If invited and cleared, you join the next cohort in Thailand. The year begins on day one with the vow.
We don't gate-keep on credentials, but we do gate-keep on these. Please read carefully.
The program does not work in pieces. If you cannot leave your life for a full year, this isn't the right time.
The opening vigil includes a full day of fasting. Certain medical conditions make extended fasting unsafe and are disqualifying — we'll walk through this with you directly.
You don't need to know why you're called. You only need to be honest that something in you is asking.
Two months at an orphanage, six months in a classroom. If service feels like punishment, this program will not land.
Heat. Mosquitoes. Spartan food. Dawn alms rounds. The experience is not designed to be comfortable.
Write to us in your own words. We'll reply personally within a few days.
Or write directly: Ben@Transcendent.com
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