A book in two parts by a Western practitioner of Zen Buddhism. The first part, …
The moral to be drawn from this reflection is, that if we want to see things differently we have first of all to be different. That is why the Buddha said, in effect, “first be what I am and then you will see what I mean”.
— The goose is out by William John Gabb (Page 41)
― Gabb W. J., ‘Chapter 6 - Self-realisation’ The Goose is Out, The Buddhist Society, 1956, p.41