Based on Chapter 26, what are the characteristics of true, internal worship, as opposed to external rituals?

Chapter 26 emphasizes that internal worship is superior to external offerings. True devotion is described as the constant company of the Guru, which is equated to the Vedas and scriptures, and the daily listening of His life-story, which serves as a sacred reading. The chapter beautifully illustrates this internal ritual by describing how a devotee should wash the Guru's feet with warm tears of joy, apply the sandalwood paste of pure love, and clothe Him with true faith. This form of worship culminates in offering the 'eight-petaled lotus of the eight-fold sattvic emotions' with a focused mind to please the Guru and achieve life's true fruit.