史铁生偶然与地坛结缘，地坛融进了他的生命，在与地坛“静默”的“对话”中，他领悟了生命的真谛，并超越社会上的各种成见与观念，对“生死”“残缺”“活着”有了全新的觉悟。值得注意的是，史铁生在地坛中对生命的觉悟，并不是借助于理性思辨推导出来的，而是以“冥想”和“直觉式体验”的方式，在物我交融的心理状态下获得的“顿悟”。它与道家“老庄”所提倡以“坐忘”“虚静”的方式直面宇宙生命、体悟生命真谛的途径不谋而合。思维方式的相似，也让他们的生命哲学表现出惊人的相似——将“残缺”视为万物的本来，将“生死”视为自然的过程。“地坛”不仅是史铁生生命哲学形成的场所，更是其生命哲学的重要构成部分。

Shi Tiesheng accidentally became attached to the Ditan Park, and the Ditan Park melted into his life. In the "talk" with the "silence" of the Ditan Park, Shi Tiesheng comprehended the true meaning of life and transcended various stereotypes and concepts in the society. "Incomplete" and "alive" have new meanings. It is worth noting that Shi Tiesheng's awareness of life in the Ditan Park was not derived from rational speculation, but was obtained in a psychological state of "meditation" and "intuitive experience". The "epiphany" was realized. It coincides with the way that Taoist "Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu" advocates confronting life in the universe with the way of "sitting and forgetting" and "emptiness and quiet" and realizing the true meaning of life. The similarity in the ways of thinking also makes their life philosophies show a striking similarity—they regard "mutilation" as the nature of everything, and "life and death" as a natural process. "Ditan Park" is not only the place where Shi Tiesheng's life philosophy was formed, but also an important part of his life philosophy.