On letting go

I have been doing some reading about the concept of letting go and came across this poem by Tao te Ching:

If you want to become whole,
   let yourself be partial.
If you want to become straight,
   let yourself be crooked.
If you want to become full,
   let yourself become empty.
If you want to be reborn,
   let yourself die.
If you want to be given everything,
   give everything up.

At the beginning of my meditation practice, I had no clue as to how to go about doing this.  The first step was learning to let go more on the mat, in yoga. Learning to let go during meditation has been a bit harder, but I am working on it.

Debra