Background
Hilda was born in London in 1906, and moved to the United States with her parents when she was 4 years old.
(Make haste slowly, the young Hilda Charlton was told, but...)
Make haste slowly, the young Hilda Charlton was told, but to no avail -- she pursued God with a headstrong, single-minded intensity that decades later she bequeathed to thousands of students throughout the world. This is the story of her youth, a joyous chronicle of miracles and hard knocks, and the growth of a divine love that can -- and does -- change the world.
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Hilda was born in London in 1906, and moved to the United States with her parents when she was 4 years old.
She was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Los Angeles, California. At the age of 18, she began performing as a modern dancer. Foreign the next 20 years, she danced and taught in the San Francisco area.
Hilda settled in New York City upon returning to America.
She became a spiritual teacher at the request of people she met, and over the years her classes grew in size from two people to more than a thousand. The location was moved from a students apartment to the basement of Saint Luke"s Church.
In 1976, the location was moved to the nave and later to the Synod House of the cathedral of Saint John the Divine. Later, she would travel with him to Ceylon.."
Her teachings incorporated the fundamental principles of the world"s religions and she spoke of the importance of a life of giving and forgiving, unconditional love, and remembrance of God.
She died in New York City on January 29, 1988.
(Make haste slowly, the young Hilda Charlton was told, but...)