One blind man was walking along the winding road in a valley. One side of the road was steep slope and cliff. Absorbed in fresh air and birds' songs, he stumbled over his step and fell over the cliff. Fortunately, however, he took the branch of a tree on the cliff and began to shout, "Help me ! Save my life!" After a while, one man heard his voice, looked into what was happening and laughed, because just one foot below his feet was flat ground. The man said to him, "Just let go of it and you will be safe." He repeated, but the blind man couldn't follow his word until he was exhausted, because the branch was thought to be as good as his life.
Our zen teachers tell you to let go of your holdings for your eternity, but you don't.
Comment : Letting go of your holdings is a matter in your mind, not necessarily throwing away actual things. However, the both ways are possible and natural.