Infused contemplation

Infused contemplation is a form of contemplative prayer in Christian mysticism and spiritual theology understood as a supernatural or grace-given knowledge and love of God, received passively by the soul rather than produced by discursive meditation or ordinary ascetical effort. The term is especially associated with Catholic mystical theology, particularly the Carmelite tradition of Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross, and with later theological syntheses by writers such as Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Ambroise Gardeil, Jacques Maritain, Thomas Merton, Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, and Marie-Eugène de l'Enfant-Jésus.