It begs the answer, why? It would be akin asking to clearing the mind of all the memories and thoughts in order to somehow be pure?
There is of course a difference between keeping all the things we love and hoarding things we do not need, those adapters in every drawer that might come in handy one day, the plastic bags stuffed into other bags under the staircase, the shoes and t shirts and clothes we never wear but keep, because maybe? one day?
All those things should be gone, given to charity or sold.
I remember with the advent of the E-reader and the Ipod, imagine that, all your books on device, all your record collection similarly too on one device. All technically stored in a space the size of a book. How much more could we rid ourselves of?
I would not part with all the books I have, nor the records. They are tangible and create a personal and unique link to the subject.
Clutter? There is a saying, “They sat within a pure white room devoid of clutter, and wore pure white clothes, crisp and clean, thereafter they fretted and argued over every speck of dust that entered the room.”
If you don’t use and certainly don’t need it then pass it on.
“Paradise is the accumulation of Knowledge, the reception of wisdom, and the potential to Understand.”
The Western Gate 
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