The supreme aim of life on earth is The Contemplation of the Uncreated Light whereby man is Intimately United with God.

Miguel de Molinos (c. 1628–1697), Spanish divine, the chief apostle of the religious revival known as Quietism. He was born about 1628 near Muniesa (Teruel). He entered the priesthood and settled in Rome about 1670. There he became well known as a director of consciences, being on specially friendly terms with Cardinal Odescalchi, who in 1676 became Pope Innocent XI.

Quietism is a Christian philosophy that swept through France, Italy, and Spain during the 17th century, conceptually posed by Miguel de Molinos,but it had much earlier origins. The mystics known as Quietists insist, with more or less emphasis, on intellectual stillness and interior passivity as essential conditions of perfection. All have been officially proscribed as heresy in very explicit terms by the Roman Catholic Church. The term quietism was not used until the 17th century, so the early aspect is often dubbed pre-quietism.

A commonly identified source is Hesychasm in which "the supreme aim of life on earth is the contemplation of the uncreated light whereby man is intimately united with God". Both Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross were very active reformers and both cautioned against a simple-minded "don't think anything" (no pensar nada) approach to meditation and contemplation;^] further, both acknowledged the authority of the Catholic Church and did not oppose its teaching concerning contemplative prayer. Thus, their work was not condemned as heresy, being consistent with Church teaching. However, the possibility of achieving a sinless state and union with the Christian Godhead was and is denied by the Roman Catholic Church. The apostle of the Quietist movement in 17th-century France was Molinos' correspondent, the prolific writer Mme Guyon.

Quietism states that man's highest perfection consists of a self-annihilation, and subsequent absorption, of the soul into the Divine, even during the present life. In this way, the mind is withdrawn from worldly interests to passively and constantly contemplate God. George Fox came to the conclusion that the only real spirituality was achieved by paying attention to the holy spirit (the godhead) through silence, and founded the Quaker movement on this quietist basis.