▁in ▁order ▁to ▁know ▁reality , ▁you ▁must ▁first ▁get ▁to ▁know ▁your ▁own ▁mind . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁virtue . ▁ ▁Hab itu ated ▁mind ▁and ▁original ▁mind ▁For ▁X ion g ▁Sh ili , ▁the ▁human ▁mind ▁is ▁distinguished ▁by ▁the ▁hab itu ated ▁mind ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁mind . ▁The ▁hab itu ated ▁mind ▁is ▁the ▁mind ▁of ▁thought , ▁emot ions , ▁and ▁the ▁will . ▁It ▁is ▁incl ined ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁world ▁as ▁external ▁to ▁the ▁self ▁and ▁is ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁self - des ires . ▁Additionally , ▁it ▁uses ▁" calcul ative ▁understanding ", ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁method ▁of ▁thinking ▁that ▁is ▁deliber ative ▁and ▁logical , ▁bound ▁to ▁scientific ▁rational ity ▁and ▁sense ▁experience . ▁▁ ▁In ▁contrast , ▁the ▁original ▁mind ▁is ▁our ▁real ▁nature , ▁at ▁one ▁with ▁reality . ▁It ▁uses ▁" n ature ▁understanding ", ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁in ward ▁process ▁of ▁intuit ive ▁experien cing ▁that ▁points ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁mind ▁itself ▁to ▁discover ▁the ▁original ▁reality ▁within ▁it . ▁X ion g ▁speak s ▁of ▁calcul ative ▁understanding ▁as ▁fit ▁for ▁seeking ▁reason ▁in ▁the ▁external ▁world , ▁the ▁physical ▁world . ▁He ▁states ▁that ▁we ▁must ▁use ▁it ▁carefully , ▁and ▁if ▁we ▁take ▁original ▁reality ▁as ▁an ▁external ▁object ▁to ▁infer ▁and ▁in quire ▁into , ▁then ▁it ▁is ▁fund ament ally ▁wrong . ▁He ▁says ▁that ▁original ▁reality ▁can ▁be ▁compreh ended , ▁differ ing ▁from ▁Kant ▁on ▁this ▁point . ▁He