Reply To: Eikev – The Tactics of the Yetzer Hara:

It says in Parashas Reaih וסרתם מן הדרך you turn off the road ועבדתם אלהים אחרים and you worship sttange gods, asks the Chasam Sofee, how does the turn off the road lead to idol worshipping? He says אשר לא ידעתם you don’t realize that one thing leads to another and that is the start by turning off the accustomed walk on traditional way (mesorah, minhagim) can lead to sway away from Hashem.