I never really got into academic philosophy. It was far too fuzzy. I did read a fair amount of popular physics, back in the day, 70's, 80's. Which tended to emphasize the similarities with Eastern philosophy.

For one thing, the Western concept of time and space is the future is in front and the past behind, because we see ourselves as objects moving through space.

While the Eastern and Native American view is the past is in front and the future behind, because what is in front is seen and the past is known, while what is behind and the future are unknown. Which accords with the fact we do see events after they occur, then the energy transitions to other events and observers. That is, we do only see what is past.

Personally I grew up on a farm, around more horses and cattle, than people and would read a lot in whatever free time I had. So I tend to filter culture through the lens of experience, than experience through the lens of culture.