Two things are necessary and inter related in the practice:  Invocation and orientation. If one has a grimy mirror with which to reflect the sun’s rays, two operations are necessary: The mirror must first be polished. The polishing is done with Dhikr. The mirror must be well directed towards the sun that it may reflect its rays more brightly.

 Dhikr practiced regularly progressively makes carnal desires and impure thoughts vanish.  In like manner if hunters go hunting in the forest and fire shots, all the animals take fright and flee only to return later in the day. But if the hunters come every day into the forest, the animals will eventually move to another location in the forest.

 The key to the answer is in the dhikr. Thanks to dhikr, you may have the intuition to serve you in every situation. The important thing is to be there and to set down one’s roots in the dhikr and to persevere.