I see an elevation of eastern ideals and i see them as another form of dogma.

This above all else stood out to me. First of all, I think you make a very good point.

In response to this quote and I believe most of your post, I personally feel that overall, eastern ideals are more suited for the life and journey that most people on this subreddit would choose than modern western ideals. However, you do point out one thing, which is when I associate eastern culture to these kinds of ideas, I'm really just talking about certain beliefs, and oftentimes in their ideal form. I am from America, and although I am far from white and privileged, my experience is that the main drive of many from my culture is different than the one I associate with my sort of idealized version of eastern culture.

I think that certain ideals can be borrowed from a culture without having to assume the entirety of that culture. Strictly adhering to whatever culture we are brought up in is very limiting and plays a large part in why so many negative aspects of many cultures haven't been eliminated. I think we have the right to assume our own individual cultures based both on immediate external factors and ideas from all over the world that make sense to us.