在北宋歷史裡，一生多次遭遇貶官流放，命運升沉起伏之遽，以東坡為最。在面對政局驟變，仕途不遇，與遷謫後環境、生活的巨大差異等，此時心態的調適則顯重要。在中國歷史上同樣遭到遷謫困境的文人，不勝枚舉，但面對生命困頓的因應方式，則因各自不同的身世經歷、思想、人文素養而異。蘇軾謫居惠州、儋州，最後在元符三年(1100)遇赦北歸。經歷過這七年起伏波的折歲月，死亡的威脅，除了老莊思想的支撐，佛教思想給與蘇軾的身心安頓，亦是不可輕忽。蘇軾經由困頓而累積出的豁然精神，正是現今處於變化急速世界的每個人，皆需要的經典價值。

In the history of Northern Song Dynasty, no one faced banishments and setbacks as harshly as Su Shi. As a sacrifice of political storms, the frustration and disappointment of being banished and the challenges of living in exile highlighted Su Shi's life philosophy. In the history, many great minds shared the same fate. However, each individual responded to the predicaments in his or her own way as they had different life experiences, thinking, and humanistic accomplishments. Su Shi's exile ended in 1100. After 7 unresting and life-threatening years, Su Shi developed a connection with Buddhism. Apart from Taoism, Buddhist ideologies also offered Su Shi a settling place. Su Shi's transcendence and peacefulness in the midst of sufferings are values that people in this rapidly-changing world pursue after.