Surrender in religion means that a believer completely gives up his own will and subjects his thoughts, ideas, and deeds to the will and teachings of a divine power or deity. The concept plays a role in several religions, such as Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, and Hinduism. A deity or a god, is a postulated preternatural being, usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by human beings. ... History Main article: History of Christianity See also: Timeline of Christianity The history of Christianity is difficult to extricate from that of the European West (and several other culture-regions) in general. ... Islam ▶(?) (Arabic: الإسلام al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second largest religion. ... The Golden Temple is a sacred shrine for Sikhs Sikhism (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ) is a religion based on the teachings of ten Gurus who lived primarily in 16th and 17th century India. ... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ...

In Sikhism and Hinduism

According to the Bhagavad Gita, one of the most authorative scriptures of Hinduism, Lord Krishna, said the following to the warrior Arjuna who became his disciple: Bhagavad Gīta भगवद्गीता, composed ca the fifth - second centuries BC, is part of the epic poem Mahabharata, located in the Bhisma-Parva chapters 23–40. ... Lord Krishna revealing his Universal form to Arjuna Krishna (कृष्ण, pronounced as kŖιŞhÅ…É™, Sanskrit for black), is according to common Hindu tradition the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ... In Hindu mythology, Arjuna is one of the heroes of the epic Mahabharata. ...

"I consider the yogi-devotee - who lovingly contemplates on Me with supreme faith, and whose mind is ever absorbed in Me - to be the best of all the yogis." (B.G., Chapter 6, Verse 47) "After attaining Me, the great souls do not incur rebirth in this miserable transitory world, because they have attained the highest perfection." (B.G., Chapter 8, Verse 15) "... those who, renouncing all actions in Me, and regarding Me as the Supreme, worship Me... For those whose thoughts have entered into Me, I am soon the deliverer from the ocean of death and transmigration, Arjuna. Keep your mind on Me alone, your intellect on Me. Thus you shall dwell in Me hereafter." (B.G., Chapter 12, Verses 6-8) "And he who serves Me with the yoga of unswerving devotion, transcending these qualities [binary opposites, like good and evil, pain and pleasure] is ready for liberation in Brahman." (B.G. Chapter 14, Verse 26) "Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, offer service to Me, bow down to Me, and you shall certainly reach Me. I promise you because you are My very dear friend." (B.G., Chapter 18, Verse 65) "Setting aside all meritorious deeds (Dharma), just surrender completely to My will (with firm faith and loving contemplation). I shall liberate you from all sins. Do not grieve." (B.G., Chapter 18, Verse 66)

Several gurus teach their disciples the importance of surrender to God or to themselves, as part of the guru-disciple relationship. For example, the Sri Sai Satcharita, the biography of the guru/fakir Sai Baba of Shirdi that according to its author was authorized by the guru says that surrender to the guru is the only sadhana. A guru (गुरू Sanskrit) is a teacher in Hinduism, Buddhism or Sikhism. ... The term God is capitalized in the English language as a proper noun when used to refer to a specific monotheistic concept of a supernatural Supreme Being in accordance with Christianity. ... According to Herbert Ponting, who took this photograph in 1907, this is a fakir in Benares (Varanasi), India. ... Sai Baba of Shirdi or Shirdi Sai Baba (c. ... Sadhana means spiritual exercise in Hinduism. ...

Another example, Prem Rawat, formerly called Guru Maharaj Ji, was quoted in 1978 as "[.]. But there is nothing to understand! And if there is something to understand, there is only one thing to understand, and that is to surrender!" Prem Pal Singh Rawat (born December 10, 1957 in Dehradun near Haridwar, India). ...

References

• "The essence of everything.", Dortmund Germany October 1, 1978, published by the DLM in "The Golden Age" No 51, February 1979 See Wikiquote:Prem Rawat

IN CHRISTIANITY

In Christianity, Christ is the head of the believer. The main principles of 'surrender' to the Christian are: 1)Dying to Self, or the 'emptying of self' to allow Christ to live through the believer such as in the following passages:

Luk 14:26 If any [man] come to me, and hate* not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. (*'hate') refers to a complete divorcement from)

Phl 1:21 For to me to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.

Col 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

2)The second issue of surrender in Christianity is allowing Christ to 'take our place' through us, in other words, the emptying of self so that He may live through us, as evidenced in Phl 1:21.

Another doctrinal principle central to the Christian Concept of Surrender which is also in line with the other two, and often expounded more is the concept of surrender to God's Will. Surrendering to God's will entails both the surrender of our will to His in macrocosm, in which His plan prevails over man's and the adversary, and secondarily to the surrender of our will for our individual lives to His will for our personal lives in microcosm. This is done through the emptying or dying of self, the 'putting self aside' and all the wishes, desires, possessions, relationships, cognitions and plans we have for ourselves in favor of His, trusting divine wisdom, instead of our own, accepting His destiny for us instead of our own. This includes the idea of surrendering to a call, and the word 'vocation' comes from the word 'vocare' in Latin referring to God's voice. The corollary of this personal surrender is obedience, and obedience to God is denoted as bringing about His will, having lasting effects, and often associated with earthly and divine blessings.

The Supreme act of Surrender which we are called to emulate is the surrender of Christ first as coming into the world as God incarnate and then the surrender to the Cross in the act of sacrificial atonement, breaking the Curse of sin and death from the Fall.

But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.Phl 2:7-8

or

Luk 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

Surrender is also noted in Christian doctrine as one of the three columns of victorious living, or Christian victory, the first two are

A)the Blood of the Lamb[Christ];

B)their Testimony of the Word of God [Scriptures] and their lives, and

C)Loving not their lives to death

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Rev 12:11

Surrender and Obedience are premiere values of faith and a walk in Christ, superceded only by Agape Love for man and God.

REFERENCES 1. The Holy Bible, King James Version. Found on Blue Letter Bible at Http://www.blueletterbible.com

OUTSIDE LINKS

The Mind of Christ:Surrender