Anyone seeking to draw closer to God needs to curb the horizontal and ascend to God vertically, he said. And this means giving oneself fully to God with all ones heart, body, mind and soul. There mustnt be any dark corners.Skimming the surface wasnt an option, he stressed. People often tend to merely skate around the edges of religion, but what they really need is to plunge into its depths like deep-sea divers looking for treasures. Too many people nowadays make selective choices from various faiths the New Age approach, but never embrace any one of them fully, said Nasr.It was true, so many people didnt believe in organised religion but liked to take the best from every religion or spiritual teaching. The most direct means of communication with God, he concluded, are prayer and dhikr.
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