Recently in a Japanese documentary on buddhist temples, I saw a really interesting quote made by one Shōichi Kokushi (聖一国師, 1202 – 12901) who was abbot of the venerable Tōfuku-ji temple (Rinzai Zen sect). You can see their official site here (Japanese only).
He said:
一時座禅すれば 一時の仏
ittoki zazen sureba, ittoki no hotoké“If you do zen for one moment,
you are a buddha for one moment.”一日座禅すれば 一日の仏
ichinichi zazen sureba, ichinichi no hotoké“If you do zazen for a day,
you are a buddha for one day.”一生座禅すれば 一生の仏
isshō zazen sureba, isshō no hotoké“If you do zen for life,
you will be a buddha for life.”
Nothing to really add, please enjoy.
Namu Amida Butsu
Namu Kanzeon Bosatsu
Gleanings in Buddha-Fields 