What draws people near to God?

[muqawwee123]

Re: What draws people near to God?

@Cashmere

I believe it’s fear that draws humans closer to God. In any circumstance, whether it be fear of death, fear of poverty, fear of the world, fear of the supernatural, fear of God’s punishment, fear of anything at all - we race towards God. We seek His shelter, ultimately trust him to protect us from that which frightens us, thereby constructing a stronger foundation of our faith. And yes, humans are selfish in nature. There’s no denying in the fact that the human existence itself instinctively **needs and depends upon **the Almighty - not the other way around. Therefore humans abide to this level of selfish spirituality [and it makes perfect sense to do so] until or unless they progress towards total oblivion of the world which in that case would be Sufism.

Last line. Do you think that human-beings (even sufis) can have a relationship with God without their needs?

I think need relationship is not always a negative attachment, when its between completely helpless and all powerful. Even the relationship of a newborn with mother is a kind of need.