What If Jesus Was Plant-Based? With ‘Christspiracy’ director Kip Andersen
Take Back Your Mind
Michael B. Beckwith
5 • 697 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2025
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode, Michael chats it up with Kip Andersen. Kip is an award-winning filmmaker whose films include the Netflix blockbusters ‘Seaspiracy’ and ‘What the Health,’ which was co-executive produced with Joaquin Phoenix. He is also a certified Jivamukti and Kundalini yoga teacher, as well as the founder of AUM Films and Media, a non-profit organization that promotes awareness and equality for all life. Kip’s most recent film, ‘Christspiracy: The Spirituality Secret,’ features a guest appearance by Michael and was co-executive produced with Leonardo DiCaprio. The film was purchased back from Netflix and can be seen online (see link below).
Highlights from Kip and Michael’s provocative conversation include:
-A deep dive into the film’s central question: Is there a spiritual way to kill an animal?
-Kip’s sudden shift to veganism and how his ponderance of the ethical, environmental, and spiritual layers of eating animals inspired his trilogy of documentaries, culminating in ‘Christspiracy’
-Kip discovering the Nazarene and Essene movements—early religious sects that were against temple animal sacrifices—of which Jesus and his brother James were a part
-Recounting Kip’s shocking experiences filming ‘Christspiracy’ and uncovering cultural coverups around animal treatment
-Unpacking the true meaning of “dominion,” not as control over, but as caring for the Earth and all beings, including animals
-Kip’s decision to release ‘Christspiracy’ independently and let viewers pay what they can, and more!
Next, Michael leads a guided meditation with a high vibration of intention to wake up to our glorious nature.
Catch up with Kip here: https://www.aumfilms.org/films-1 and on social media. Watch Christpiracy here: https://christspiracy.com/.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Is there a spiritual way to do it? Is there a spiritual way, regardless of the ethical, the environmental impacts, the health impacts? |
| 0:06.5 | Is there an ethical way at the core of who we are as a humane being to be able to eat, kill, and eat animals? |
| 0:15.0 | And so we explore not only is there any spiritual way, but then we look at the spiritual masters, the prophets that go all the way |
| 0:22.2 | back, and one of them, if not the biggest, most influential, whether we believe in Christianity |
| 0:27.9 | or follower or not, would Jesus eat animals? And more specifically, if he would, how would |
| 0:35.7 | he kill an animal? Literally. |
| 0:38.2 | And so when he get to that literal question, it's a fun, challenging question because some |
| 0:43.0 | people will debate whether he did or not. |
| 0:45.2 | And we go around the world. |
| 0:47.1 | But when you ask that question or how would Buddha kill an animal, the conversation gets |
| 0:52.5 | very interesting because it's hard to answer. Peace and Rich's |
| 0:55.8 | blessings. I am Michael B. Beck with the spirit of being Peace and riches blessings, everyone, and welcome to take back your mind. |
| 1:33.3 | I'm your host, Michael Bebeckwith, the founder of the Agap International Spiritual Center. |
| 1:37.3 | And I have a really wonderful, wonderful gig. |
| 1:40.3 | I get to, every week, have a conversation with somebody who's making a difference on the planet |
| 1:45.0 | according to the prism of their uniqueness, how they're bringing their creativity, how they're |
| 1:51.0 | bringing their unique expression of their spiritual powers to the planet. |
| 1:56.0 | And today, with me in the studio, Skip Anderson, award-winning filmmaker, whose films include Netflix |
| 2:04.1 | blockbusters, C-Spiracy. What the Health? Which is co-executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix |
| 2:12.2 | and Conspiracy. It's co-executive produced with Leonardo DiCaprio. |
| 2:18.3 | He's a certified, what is this, Javmuki? |
| 2:21.3 | Jivamukti, there it is, Jivamukti, and Kundalina Yoga Teacher, |
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