AC 5886 - giving up all that you have

AC 5886 [4 -6]

The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which when found, a man hides, and in his joy he goes away and sells all that he has, and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a merchant man seeing beauteous pearls, which when he had found one precious pearl, went away and sold all that he had, and bought it. (Matthew 8:44-46)

"the kingdom of the heavens" denotes the good and the truth with a person, thus heaven with him;
"field" denotes good;
and "pearl," truth;
"to buy" denotes to procure and appropriate these to himself;
"to sell all that he has," denotes to alienate his own which he had before, thus evils and falsities, for these are of one's one.

Jesus said unto the young prince, Yet you lack one thing; sell all that you have, distribute to the poor, and then will you have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me. Luke 18:22)

in the internal sense by these words is meant that all thing of his own (or proprium or ego/self), which are nothing but evils and falsities, must be alienated, for these things are "all that he has;" and that he should then receive goods and truths from the Lord, which are "treasure in heaven."

... to sell his means would be at this day to make himself a beggar, and to deprive himself of all capacity any longer to exercise charity, besides being unable to avoid placing merit therein....