▁coming ▁from ▁on ▁a ▁personal ▁level . ▁He ▁was ▁driven ▁by ▁" a ▁great ▁wish ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁truth ▁as ▁a ▁ground ▁for ▁' pe ace ▁of ▁mind ▁and ▁a ▁meaning ful ▁existence   ... ' ▁I ▁searched ▁within ▁myself ▁with ▁a ▁sing len ess ▁of ▁purpose . ▁I ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁truth ▁is ▁not ▁remote ▁from ▁us   ... ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁I ▁suddenly ▁a wo ke ▁to ▁the ▁real ization ▁that ▁what ▁I ▁in ward ly ▁witness ed ▁agreed ▁entirely ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁' gre at ▁change ' ▁in ▁the ▁Conf u cian ▁transmission   ... ▁hence ▁my ▁own ▁understanding ▁of ▁Conf u cian ism ▁was ▁not ▁derived ▁from ▁book ▁learning . ▁Only ▁after ▁my ▁inner ▁experience ▁had ▁already ▁emb od ied ▁it ▁did ▁I ▁feel ▁that ▁my ▁understanding ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁complete ▁harm ony ▁with ▁what ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁books ." ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁sentences ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Do ctrine ▁state ▁that ▁" the ▁original ▁reality ▁of ▁all ▁things ▁is ▁neither ▁the ▁objective ▁world ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁mind , ▁nor ▁that ▁is ▁compreh ens ible ▁through ▁knowledge ; ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁compreh ended ▁through ▁reflect ive ▁seeking ▁and ▁confirm ing ". ▁ ▁This ▁has ▁two ▁important ▁imp lications , ▁one , ▁that ▁the ▁human ▁mind ▁and ▁original ▁reality ▁are ▁not ▁separate ; ▁and ▁two , ▁original ▁reality ▁must ▁be ▁grasp ed ▁through ▁reflection ▁on ▁what ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁human ▁mind . ▁Because ▁original ▁reality ▁and ▁the ▁human ▁mind ▁are ▁not ▁separate , ▁this ▁means ▁that