Terms renunciation and relinquishment are often used interchangeably to describe abandonment of the sensual gains, usually pleasures, and thus being tantamount to spiritual growth. Indeed, when one renounces potentially the most “damaging” activities: wealth gathering, narcissistic acts, erotic pursuits, etc. one will end up with hardly anything to relinquish. No activities, no fruits…
At the Mumukshu’s level, both renouncing and relinquishment will involve a substantial effort, which begins with planning and ends with ticking off of each instance when one succeeded.
Sadhaka has already identified and renounced the greatest obstacles in his spiritual practice. And as he grows, the very process of renunciation and… if anything at all comes about, of relinquishing, comes spontaneously.
Finally, for the awakened one, the terms relinquishment and renunciation have no operative meaning. The “opportunities” or “challenges” to renounce and relinquish don’t come his way; for being all and nothing, he is beyond them.

Before one gets there, these wise words from Aruna Publications can be of help: “After wanting has arisen three options are available to us. We can gratify the wanting, which momentarily gets rid of it, such that the relief from the irritation of desire may be perceived as pleasure. The more often we follow this option, however, the more we increase the momentum of wanting and gratifying. In the long run we tend to become less peaceful. The next option available is to repress the desire and pretend we do not want anything – which is to impose a blind judgement on it. The third option is that we choose to hold this wanting in our awareness. We can hold it. As a result of doing this, something wonderful happens. The energy that is experienced as desire returns to being raw energy. That energy can truly motivate practice and lead us to a much greater happiness than that associated with the gratification of sensual desires. So frustrating desire is not something for a few weirdos or perverts who live in monasteries because they don’t know how to enjoy life. Renunciation is a way of actually learning how to tap into our deep inner well of energy.”

Always remember not to see the practices of relinquishment and renunciation as some sort of a short-cut ladder into the higher levels of consciousness. These practices are usually accompanying others, more fundamental; and often nothing more than the testimony of reaching the advanced states of consciousness. Lastly, abandon the tendencies to seek out the opportunities when you can renounce and relinquish.
Your identification with a seeker who uses every chance to move closer to Truth is the greatest obstacle that you’re facing.
In Ramesh Balsekar’s words: “Awakening cannot take place so long as the idea persists that one is a seeker.”
You have read and heard so many times who and what you are. Just be It!