If you follow the example of Christ closely enough (in the words attributed to Christ i.e. Mathew, Mark, Luke & John, NOT Paul you will eventually surrender everything like Christ did @kenmelendez.

And surrending everything and facing the death of your self (the Mind) long enough to continue to it's ultimate end (the death of the mind) is self-realization.

If you haven't done this you are likely praising the book of Acts, the Letters of Paul, modern authors, Pastors, etc., NOT the words actually attributed to Christ.