Swami Ranganathanandaji Maharaj is said to have written this list of ten guidelines for the devotees of Ramakrishna Math. (Highlights are mine.)
1. Be regular and steady in your spiritual practices. This is the best way of serving one’s Guru.
2. Keep in touch with the Ramakrishna – Sarada Devi – Vivekananda literature as much as you can.
3. Visit the Math regularly, at least once a week and take part in the prayers and discourses. Do not miss the important celebrations.
4. Try to keep in personal touch with the monks by seeking interviews with them, once in a while, and make the best use of it and not fritter away the time in worldly talks.
5. Kindly remember to donate a percentage of your income for the service activities of the Math and thereby help the Math in rendering its services effectively.
6. Try to visit Belur Math, Dakshineshwar, Kamarpukur and Jayarambati at least once in your lifetime, if not more, by properly planning your pilgrimage.
7. Though you are free to visit other religious centres and persons, please remember that it should be without prejudice to your own way of life adopted as per the Ramakrishna Vivekananda traditions. It is better, therefore, you consult the local Head before doing so.
8. Avoid all occult practices and magic and miracles that will harm your spiritual life.
9. Co-operate with the activities of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, as much as you can, whole heartedly.
10.Make it a point to present only Ramakrishna–Vivekananda literature as gifts on happy occasions to your relatives and friends. This is the best form of spiritual practices for this age.
These guidelines can be suitably adopted and used by devotees of other traditions, ideologies and religions also.