Tap within

Spanish translation: conectarse

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English term or phrase:Tap within
Spanish translation:conectarse
Entered by: Ladydy

07:55 Mar 11, 2011
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Esoteric practices
English term or phrase: Tap within
En el siguiente contexto referente a la meditación:
"This ‘Single’ or ‘Third Eye’ variously called by the sages
as Shiv Netra, Divya chakshu or Chashm-i-batin provides an
ingress into the spiritual world—the Kingdom of God—now
a lost realm to most of us. It is here that one has to tap within,
and to knock and knock hard with fully concentrated and
single-minded attention, as an undivided individual, in order
to find the way-in and gain an entry into the astral world".
Ladydy
Local time: 11:44
conectarse
Explanation:
I think that's the point. Cheers.
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Natalia Pedrosa (X)
Local time: 11:44
Grading comment
Muchas gracias por la respuesta.
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Summary of answers provided
4repiquetear
Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
3 +1conectarse
Natalia Pedrosa (X)
3acceder/introducirse
nahuelhuapi
Summary of reference entries provided
tap within (spiritually)
Charles Davis

  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tap within
repiquetear


Explanation:
To tap => repiquetear. Creo que la frase queda más clara y natural en español si se omite el "within", ya que se infiere del contexto y no hay ninguna preposición que quede realmente bien aquí.

No creo que "tap" se utilice con el sentido de "aprovechar o explotar algo para extraer sus recursos", ya que si así fuera, no iría acompañado por una preposición y la estructura de la frase sería diferente ("It is this that one must tap [...]".).

Por otro lado, la proximidad de la expresión similar "knock-knock" refuerza la probabilidad de que se refiera a "repiquetear".

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 11:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Gracias por la ayuda

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tap within
conectarse


Explanation:
I think that's the point. Cheers.

Natalia Pedrosa (X)
Local time: 11:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Muchas gracias por la respuesta.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz: ¿Te has fijado en que el uso de "ingress", "tap within", "knock-knock", "find the way in" y "gain an entry" se juntan para crear una imagen muy poderosa de alguien que llama a una puerta para que le dejen entrar? No creo que sea casualidad.
22 mins
  -> La verdad no me he fijado. Siempre he traducido "tap within the self", por ejemplo, como conectarse con el yo. Saludos. Tienes razón, la verdad es que aquí conectar no tiene sentido, es más acertada tu opción. ;)

agree  Laura Bissio CT: creo que en realidad la idea es conectarse con su yo interior "as an undivided individual" para poder así acceder al plano astral
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Laura, quizás habría que adaptarlo de alguna forma para que encaje con el resto. Saludos.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tap within
acceder/introducirse


Explanation:
Es lo que entiendo. ¡Suerte!

nahuelhuapi
Argentina
Local time: 07:44
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias por la ayuda.

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Reference comments


4 hrs
Reference: tap within (spiritually)

Reference information:
I am not sure whether "tap within" is connected with "knock" and refers to "knock on one's inner door", as Alistair suggests. If so, it is a kind of wordplay, because "tap within" is an established expression in this field:

"Step 12 - Attaining Wisdom/Connecting
This is the bodhisattva step in recovery. [...]
The knowledge of our true selves and the power and direction to carry that out.
To tap within ourselves, knowing that good things we can not conceive of today will happen.
http://www.justloveaudio.com/resources/Assorted/Buddhist_12_...

"New Age teaches that by reaching within, into our selves, through meditation and yoga, we can realize and tap into our divine natures. [...] To get in tune with this God force, expounds New Age, all we have to do is tap into it, very much like an electrical plug taps into an electrical socket. [...] The author of this website was sincerely practicing meditation and yoga for six years. Because of the power he initially experienced, he was convinced he had found the answer to his spiritual quest. He felt man could in fact become god and lift himself by his own bootstraps, that we are in fact gods that only need to tap within to actualize it."
http://www.earthharvest.org/en/christian_online_bible_apolog...

Charles Davis
Spain
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 25
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