My feelings!
Surrender was hijacked by many and sundry just like the words of the bible are hijacked by anyone who has read it (generalisation I know).
I once had a conversation with an initiator who I had just had a disagreement with - the initiator had announced to everyone in the car that I was not surrendering - I hadn't done what he wanted. I asked the question "Is surrendering doing what you say or remembering holy name and doing what Maharji says"? He had no answer. So I got away with surrendering is remembering holy name and following agya - well hijacked by me. He had to blush!
My real opinion - it was all bullshit - an obvious "little" religion easily disected and discredited by any theologist - I'm not a theologist but have known some.