But as can be seen from his statement that 'ri is nothing but my mind', Wang Yangming took a stance that one's mind, which is a combination of 'sei' and 'jo', is nothing but 'ri.'
しかし王陽明は「理あに吾が心に外ならんや」と述べるように、「性」・「情」をあわせた心そのものが「理」に他ならないという立場をとる。