Zhan Ganquan’s(湛甘泉) idea of “appreciating the Heavenly principles everywhere” is consistent with the thought on learning of Chen Baisha（陈白沙）, his teacher. There is no substantial conflict between Ganquan’s idea and his teacher’s theory of “Meditation,” an important aspect of his method of learning. Ganquan’s criticism of “meditation” in Da Yu Du Xue (《答余督学》) is not to the Meditation method of his teacher, but to draw a clear line with Zen Buddhism under the criticism of Zhu Xi’s(朱子) followers, which is “quiet for the sake of quietness, desolate and tranquil extinction.” Different from his teacher’s allround interpretation of the Meditation method, Ganquan, at his early years, tends to understand “meditation” as a learning method only at the ideological level rather than at the behavioral or institutional level, supplemented by “appreciating the Heavenly principles everywhere.” After becoming an official, he emphasizes the role of “meditation” as a holistic learning method. His comprehensive understanding gets closer to “appreciating the Heavenly principles everywhere.” Therefore, I do not agree with the arguments holding Gangquan betrays his teacher.