Giving up activities means giving up attachment to activities or the fruits thereof, giving up the notion 'I am the doer'.
The activities which this body is destined to perform will have to be gone through. There is no question of giving up such activities, whether one likes it or not.
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Sri Ramana Maharshi
Once the Guru has accepted a disciple, He will never leave him until the goal has been attained. The question of leaving does not arise at all.
SRI ANANDAMAYI MA