Bageshwar Dham Sarkar
Is surrender only about physically being near a guru or God?
Surrender is of the mind, not just the body
Surrender is not of the body; it is surrender of the mind, body and life into the hands of the one you surrender to. One who stays in the shelter of the guru and Bhagwan is said to find heaven while living and moksha (liberation) after.
Surrender does not mean surrender of the body alone. It means surrender of the mind: you place your mind, body and life in the hands of the one you surrender to.