"прозрение" христианских подвижников

English translation: insight

08:20 Apr 26, 2013
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Esoteric practices
Russian term or phrase: "прозрение" христианских подвижников
Феномен кундалини, как и "прозрения" христианских подвижников, (...) подтверждает существование Бога и наличия особых переживаний при контакте с ним.
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Local time: 03:22
English translation:insight
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Local time: 03:22
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4 +3insight
Borys Sydiuk
4 +2"the visionary experience" of Christian ascetics
Judith Hehir
3the so-called Epiphany
rns


  

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\"прозрение\" христианских подвижников
insight


Explanation:
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Borys Sydiuk
Ukraine
Local time: 03:22
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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Всем спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Grabowski
27 mins

agree  Oleksiy Lolenko
33 mins

agree  cyhul
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the so-called Epiphany


Explanation:
In Christianity, the Epiphany refers to a realization that Christ is the son of God.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(feeling)

The context seems to imply an ironic agnosticism, which God forbid.

rns
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"the visionary experience" of Christian ascetics


Explanation:
This might work well.

See examples here: http://tinyurl.com/d7wxvp3

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Note added at 8 hrs (2013-04-26 16:53:33 GMT)
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or to avoid confusion, you might better pluralize it: "the visionary experiences..."

Judith Hehir
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Native speaker of: English

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agree  Oleksiy Markunin: Experience is nice here..Esoteric practies are all about various experiences..)
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  -> Thank you, Oleksiy

agree  alex suhoy
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  -> Thank you, alex.
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