Chapter 26 describes an "internal ritual of worship." How is this different from external offerings, and what does it consist of?

Chapter 26 explicitly states that the "internal ritual of worship is superior to external offerings." This form of worship is not about material objects but about pure emotional and spiritual offerings. The chapter provides a detailed description of this internal ritual: a devotee should wash Baba's feet with "warm tears of joy," apply the "sandalwood paste of pure love," clothe Him with "true faith," and offer the "eight-petaled lotus of the eight-fold sattvic emotions." This illustrates a devotional practice that is deeply personal, heartfelt, and focused on cultivating virtuous inner states to please the Guru, rather than performing external rites.