A month at a rented apartment in San Francisco Swamiji did not seem to be very comfortable and free at the ‘Home of Truth’ at the Pine Street on account of its high occupancy which obviously was …
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The World Teacher sets foot in Northern California
Swami Vivekananda set foot for the first time in the Bay Area of Northern California on 22nd Feb 1900, alighting from a Southern Pacific train at Oakland mole. Alice Hansborough, who, as planned in …
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Four weeks with the Meads: The Swami’s Californian family
While he was still at Mrs Blodgett's home, Alice Hansborough had once suggested that he come and stay with them. The Meads were a family of modest means and lived in a rented house in South Pasadena …
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Work begins in Pasadena
As the Los Angeles work came to a halt, it was suggested to Swamiji that he should move his work to Pasadena, a suburb about twelve miles from downtown Los Angeles. There he had been in contact with …
Welcoming the New Century in Los Angeles
Between 21st to 30th December 1899, Swami Vivekananda had given eight lectures and classes at the ‘Home of Truth’ in downtown Los Angeles of which Mr. Bransby was the head. The members associated with …
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The Mead Sisters
Just like it happened in many other places in America (the Leggets and Mrs Bull on the East Coast, the Hale family in Chicago) the blessed privilege of playing a very special role in Swamiji’s …