DALLAS (TIP): The local Sikh Temple, Garland, celebrated with zeal the historic day of installation of the Sikh Scripture, the Master of the Sikhs , Shri Guru Granth Sahib, September 1. As part of the celebration, hymns were sung by the Gurdwara resident Raagi Jatha and lecture delivered by eminent Kathavachak Bhai Paramjit Singh Uttaranchalwale.

Bhai Paramjit Singh, in his discourse, spoke of the eternity and immortality of Shri Guru Granth Sahib. He said, it was on this day, in 1604 that the Fifth Master of the Sikhs, Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, had installed Shri Guru Granth Sahib, with the legendary Baba Buddha Ji as the head Granthi, at Shri Harmandir Sahib, the holiest of the Sikh shrines.

Bhai Paramjit Singh reminded the Sikh congregation that they have only One Master- Shri Guru Granth Sahib, Who has to be regarded as the Living Master- and only the Holy Scripture has to be obeyed. The head of a Sikh should bow only before the One Guru- Shri Guru Granth Sahib. He further said that Shri Guru Granth Sahib is the repository of all knowledge and can give guidance for every situation and every aspect of life, whether it is material or spiritual.

He exhorted the devotees to have unflinching faith in Shri Guru Granth Sahib. Bhai Paramjit Singh recounted the creation of the great Granth and said Shri Guru Granth Sahib contained the wisdom of 6 Gurus, 15 Bhagats, 11 Bhatts and 3 Sikhs. It was impossible to match the unfathomable knowledge contained in Shri Guru Granth Sahib. Sikhism is the youngest and the fifth largest religion of the world, with 25 million followers the world over.