Buddha was not a Buddhist, Jesus was not a Christian

Buddha was not a Buddhist, Jesus was not a Christian

By The Ancient Order Of The Hermetics 

Post on January 16, 2026

Many of the greatest spiritual figures in human history were not defined by the religious labels that later followed their names. Buddha was not a Buddhist, Jesus was not a Christian, Muhammad was not a Muslim. They were humans who transcended the limitations of identity, tribe, and dogma to teach something far more essential: love.

Their message was not about rituals, rules, or hierarchies. It was about awakening the heart. They taught that love is not a concept to be debated or confined—it is a force that shapes reality, heals the soul, and bridges the gap between the human and the divine. Their “religion” was living in harmony, compassion, and truth.

We often get lost in labels, doctrines, and conflicts, forgetting the core principle they embodied. When we strip away the layers of institutionalization and cultural baggage, we find that their essence was the same: they called humanity to remember the power of unconditional love, empathy, and inner transformation.

This is why love remains timeless and universal. It does not belong to a book, a creed, or a nation. It is the silent teacher within every being. To truly follow the path of these great teachers, one does not need to adopt a religion—they need to live the principle that guided them: to love deeply, act with compassion, and awaken to the unity that underlies all existence.

In a world obsessed with division, this teaching is revolutionary. Love was their religion, and it remains the most radical, transformative, and liberating practice any of us can embody today.

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Christine: How to Reclaim the Divine Feminine Role

Christine: 

How to Reclaim the Divine Feminine Role

By Steve Beckow

Posted on August 16, 2023

Reader Christine has sent in this comment, which we publish.  As a hermit by choice, I can’t claim to have deep insight into the solution to male-female conflict.

However I do believe it will lift quite significantly when two things happen: (A) the end of the divide and conquer strategy of the deep state which sets people against each other over issues like this and (B) the occurrence of the Ring of Fire/Wave of Love which will open people’s hearts around the planet, after which solutions will more easily be found.

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Christine says:

“You have made Women to be the Nurturers and Creators and you have given Men physical Strength and Speed with which to protect and provide for Women”.

Reply received;

“That is correct”

I continue;

Yet Men have abused their strength. They do not to protect and provide to enable Women to create and nurture as you so intended, but instead abuse their physical strength to subjugate and control women. So how can that abuse by Men against Women ever be addressed and rectified as Women do not have the physical strength to defend ourselves not to mention to fight back with success?”

The answer received;

“Intellect and Reasoning”

So it seems that Women have been give intellect and reasoning (intuitive) with which to educate Men of their ‘Truth’ which is to Provide and Protect for the Creators and Nurturers.

I’m not entirely sure how to implement this, but I instinctively feel that Women have to make themselves independent of Men [less needy – yet not to imitate or become pseudo males] to then redefine and inspire the true male role, which I genuinely believe to be lost to them within their identity of patriarchal responsibility, which does not sit well with Men because it was not and never was a naturally ‘given’ role.

When Men can protect and provide without ownership and control but with compassion and love, then Women will be free to Create and Nurture without fear or subjugation.

Steve Beckow

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