" When deluded one is called an ordinary being, but when enlightened one is called a Buddha."  I must say that this sentence has given me a lot of trouble . Is it an either /or situation ? A Buddha or not a Buddha. After chanting about it and talking to a lot of people from different spiritual backgrounds I've come to the conclusion that it happens bit by bit . At first you get those few seconds when it all makes sense then it's gone. You try to get it back but it ( enlightenment ) won't come back. Then you get it again for a few seconds. For me Enlightenment , or Buddahood , is a process . Or ,it's a goal to strive  ,   chant nam myoho renge kyo , to achieve. But it is not a state that I will be able to remain in.