Beginning in 1939 and continuing until his death in 1963, Huxley had an extensive association with the Vedanta Society of Southern California, founded and headed by Swami Prabhavananda.
bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ænd kəntˈɪnjuːɪŋ ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, hˈʌksli hæd ɐn ɛkstˈɛnsɪv ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən wɪððə vɛdˈæntə səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv sˈʌðɚn kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, fˈaʊndᵻd ænd hˈɛdᵻd baɪ swˈɑːmi pɹˌæbhɐvɐnˈændə.