One question which often arises in the mind of those exposed to traditional yogic practices, is that since the first step is finding the Divine why not find Him by any means and later return to the integral yoga.
to receive the Divine... is the only thing worth living for. All the rest is an endless cycle of Time moving around the same old grooves of habitual littleness.
When we progress towards inculcating beautiful thoughts, mastery of the mind, beautiful and noble sentiments and feelings, mastery over vital impulses, we are actually serving Her.