What forms of devotion and worship are considered ideal in Chapter 26?

Chapter 26 outlines several forms of devotion, emphasizing internal worship over external rituals. The text suggests that the constant company of the Guru is equivalent to studying scriptures, listening to His life story is a sacred reading, and chanting His name is devotional singing. However, it states that an internal ritual of worship is superior. As described in Chapter 26, this superior worship involves washing the Guru's feet with 'warm tears of joy,' applying the 'sandalwood paste of pure love,' and clothing Him with 'true faith.' The ultimate offering is the 'eight-petaled lotus of the eight-fold sattvic emotions,' offered with a focused mind to achieve life's true purpose.