Lord Krishn sings in Bhagavad Gita;

jyotisāmapi tajjyotistamasah paramucyate
jñānam jñeyam jñānagamyam hrdi sarvasya visthitam

“The light among lights and said to be beyond darkness,
that God,
the embodiment of knowledge,
worthy of being known,
and attainable only through knowledge,
dwells in the hearts of all.’’

The awareness that comes with intuitive perception is knowledge.
And by this knowledge alone can there be realization of God.
He dwells in the hearts of all;
the heart is his dwelling and we cannot find him if we search for him anywhere else.
Therefore, it is laid down by the canon that God can be attained
only
through inner contemplation and conduct of yog.