 In line with the Kabbalah,
The Baal Shem Tov taught that the end of worship of God is attachment to God ("devekut"), which primarily is the service of the heart rather than the mind.The Baal Shem Tov emphasized the rabbinic teaching "God desires the heart" as the obligation of intention of the heart ("kavanah") in the fulfilment of the "mitzvot".Where the Baal Shem Tov departs from Kabbalah is his notion that "devekut" may be attained through even the sincere recitation of prayers and psalms.