How does Chapter 26 equate devotion to the Guru with traditional spiritual practices like reading scriptures?

Chapter 26 presents a powerful perspective where devotion to the Guru encompasses and even supersedes traditional spiritual practices. The author states that the Guru's constant company is their equivalent of the Vedas and other scriptures (Agama-Nigama). Furthermore, the daily listening of the Guru's life story becomes their sacred reading (Parayana), and the unceasing chanting of His name is their form of devotional singing. As detailed in this chapter, this intense focus on the Guru—His presence, story, and name—is considered the devotee's daily meditation and source of contentment, replacing the need for other, more conventional spiritual disciplines.