Dear Avira,
“Yabia, how is one close to Hashem when they flout His will and aren’t interested in keeping what He said to do?
Mesilas yeshorim perek 1 – mitzvos bring us close to Hashem. Aveirod bring us further from him.”
Doing Mitzvos is not the same as following Halacha. Being exact in mitzvos is not the same as being exact in halacha. This is an elementary point to following the themes of Mesilas Yesharim.