近溪從生命實踐體會中，分別出制欲與體仁之學之不同，制欲之學是針對朱子學而發，與心學之活潑體仁義不同。除了從生命之體會上著手，近溪亦從文本之章句訓詁上著手，以不同的解釋詮釋《論語》經典，從這裡看出，近溪認爲制欲與體仁之學之不同解釋分屬於朱子學與心學之兩大系統之不同進路。近溪學能傳承陽明，甚至是先秦儒學的不安不忍人之仁心呈現，且不同於佛學與道家，爲正宗儒學之調適而上遂者。

Jin Xi differentiated "Zhi Yu" from "Ti Ren" through accomplishment and experience of life. The teachings of "Zhi Yu" are enlightened against the school of "Zhu Zi", and its meanings differ from those of vivacious teachings of "Ti Ren" of the school of "Xin". In addition to starting with experience of life, Jin Xi also started on linguistics of classics texts and unorthodoxly interpreted "The Analects". From above we can conclude, Jin Xi thought the different interpretations of "Zhi Yu" and "Ti Ren" lay in the different methods of the two major philosophical schools of "Zhu Zi" and "Xin". The school of "Jin Xi" not only stemmed from the school of "Ying Ming", but also implemented the compassionate humanity of pre-Qin Confucianism, furthermore, it is different from Buddhism and Taoism, we can say the school of "Jin Xi" is the best modification of the orthodox Confucianism.