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On the evening of February 13, 1987 a retired Major General of the Indian Army, Shri Bakshi, arrives for Shri Nathji’s darshan. He was a scholar of Persian and had been greatly impressed by Shri Nathji’s biography, “The Advent of the Avatar” which had been written by Priya Nath. It had been given to the General by Shri V.B. Singh, the husband of ‘Kaddoo’, the daughter of Shri Harbhajan Singh Chopra.“A great miracle has occurred. I had brought a number of questions on paper, to be asked of Shri Nathji – but he has answered all of them without my asking!”The General asked Shri Nathji:“Fazle Rabbi kaa kis tarah aagaaz hota hai?”“How does the Grace of God begin to manifest itself?”In reply, Shri Nathji embraced the General. And Priya Nath said: “When Shri Nathji embraced you – that was the beginning!”The General said that the “Advent of the Avatar” was beautifully written. It had brought faith into the General’s heart. He was astonished by Shri Nathji’s knowledge of Persian and said:“I am a Persian interpreter and speak Persian very fluently. I have listened to Shri Nathji speak and can say that no one man can speak Persian like him – no person has so much Persian knowledge gathered together like this. It comes out of Him spontaneously from within!”The General developed a deep reverence for Shri Nathji thereafter and worshipped his photograph every morning. Every time he would come before Shri Nathji he would burst into tears. “I have been an officer in the Army and have even fought in wars and killed people. I have a heart like a stone. But the moment I come before Shri Nathji, something happens to me. I burst out into tears, as if He had reached out to my very heart and soul and entered within.”On one occasion, when he had come for Shri Nathji’s darshan there was a power break- down. It was summer. The ceiling fans stopped. The General seized the opportunity to stand next to Shri Nathji’s bed and to fan him with a hand fan. “There can never be another Nathji in this World. His message and personality must be made known to the whole world! I worship Him as God!”Later when the General read Shri Nathji’s master-piece ““Those tears which go towards Him! The tears that are shed for the Love of God are, in Truth,