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Dr Thynn: Of course not. We don't let go for the sake of letting go. There is a parable about a Zen master who was approached by a pupil. The pupil asked, "I have nothing in my mind now; what shall I do next? "Pick it up. replied the master. This an excellent example of the negation that comes with the proper understanding, as opposed to nihilism.
......If we are bound to the concept of letting go, then we are not free. When we are not free, understanding " panna " does not arise. But if we truly see the clinging to desire and let go of it, our act becomes a pure act, without any attendant tensions or frustrations. When the act is pure and simple, we can accomplish more with less stress. At that point, you are "picking up just as you are "letting go.
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overcomes craving, his sorrows
fall away like water-drops
from a lotus leaf.