While coming to the formulisation so very necessary at the advanced stage, there are many interesting recipes by different religions, different saints and different devotees

Kabir's simplest formula is " Pray to God and feed the poor ". Saint Tulsidas gave his formula of " Consider another's wealth as dust and another's wife as mother ". Mai-ism says," Raise mountains of service to others and deluge rivers of love to others and be always watchful about collecting the treasure of merits or assets and creating the least demerits and liabilities. "

The important recipes which a Mai-ist would do better to have before his are these:

(A) Religiosity has as its four foundation basic corners - Satya, Shaucha, Tapas and Dana - truthfulness, purity of thought word and deed, self-mortification and mercifulness. Self mortification has its simplest form in the Mai-istic virtue of Service; and Mercifulness is only another word for Love.

(B) Manu advises: Ahimsa, Satya, Brahmacharya and Indriya-nigraha. (Harmlessness, truthfulness, non-stealing, celibacy and sense control)

(C) The more general and less technical and most common things to be constantly dealt with, in case of almost every man, of what have been so very popularly called the six enemies ruling every man internally. These are Kama,Krodha, Lobha, Mata, Moha and Matsar. Kama (काम) or the desire is the inner urge which makes us indulge in thoughts and imaginations of certain pleasures, usually denied. Krodha (क्रोध) or the anger is the hot and strong feeling against somebody or something who or which comes in the way of our fulfilment of our desires, which displeases us and makes us attack, injure or destroy the disliked circumstances objects or persons. Lobha (लोभ)or avarice is a passionate desire for possession of things, which we can not possess in usual course, without going out of the righteous and just way of things, which prompts us to be unfair, which disturbs our mind and discontent and makes us dead to the delicate feelings in the matter of consideration for the happiness of others. Mada (मद) or pride is extremely exaggerated notion of ourselves, which results in contempt and ill-treatment for, and to, others inferior to us. Moha (मोह) or infatuation is the climax condition of a certain desire which makes you lose all your sense of judgement and action, and bodily and mental control. Matsar (मत्सर) or jealousy is the bitterness of heart experienced on seeing others happier, better off and possessed of certain qualities or advantages more than you, which you desirous of possessing.

(D) The qualifications of the highest importance to them that have actually dedicated their life to the spiritual development are, the six helpers of success: Shama शम, Dama दम, Uparati उपरती, Titiksha तितिक्षा, Shradha श्रध्दा and Samadhana समाधान - Quiescence, Control, Relishlessness, Endurance, Faith and Contentment.