Let’s prune your question (based on the revision of October 19, 2019):

I have been struggling to shorten my writing without marring its meaning. I feel one cannot cast out words without changing the message.

What techniques can I employ to be concise?

Same question, forty-six words saved (over 50%). Let’s break it down:

I need to know how to

Unnecessary. You’re asking on a Q&A website, we’re already aware you want to know something.

make my writing more brief without maring its original meaning and message.

What meaning would you be referring to other than the “original”? “Message” in this context is so close to “meaning” that you can pick either.

I have been struggling

Which is why you’re on a Q&A website. Move it to the top and we’ve combined two sentences into a shorter one.

with that for a while,

It’s irrelevant how long you’ve been struggling, in particular if you’re going to be vague.

and still cannot do that.

We know you haven’t been able to do it; that’s what it means to struggle.

It simply seems to me that you cannot cast out any of the words without changing the meaning.

“Simply” adds nothing. “That” can be omitted, same as “any” and “of the”. We understand it “seems to [you]”, you’re the one asking and you’ve made it clear it’s personal.

What can be the techniques of reducing the number of words in a text to make it more concise but keep the essence?

You’re repeating you want to keep the essence, but you wouldn’t even need to say it once. It’s implied you’d want to keep the message unchanged.

Thank you in advance.

Thanking, while polite, isn’t necessary in these Q&A sites.

To cut text, think of the audience you’re writing for. What do they know, and what do you need to explain? As a more practical tip, consider a text editor with syntax highlighting and note your usage of adverbs and adjectives. You might be surprised at how often cutting them from a sentence delivers an immediate improvement.

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