At the beginning of the 16th Century, Martin Luther and Wang Yangming suffered their innermost struggles, which are called now the Tower Experience and the Longchang Awakening. Each accomplished a historical transformation of thought to his own culture. This article compared these two great moments by analyzing three phases in each case. It stated the true meanings of the transcendences to their inherent traditions by expatiating on their individual innermost conversions from deepest desperation to thorough awakening.