If we feel more attracted to managerial services than scriptural study are we in the mode of passion?

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so if because of our modes, so if the mode of passion makes us feel that we want to like run around and make the, run the show and do services like management and coordination rather than study of shastra then are we still in the mode of passion and how can we advance how can we actually come to transcendence two different things ok I mean not to say that even basic has to be done like it’s not that we neglect the other completely but you know the primary service the question is more for primary service and it’s not that you know oh no shastra is totally zero, no that has to be done yeah ok I understand what you are saying so if we are doing our basic sadhana but we feel inclined more towards like services involving practical action rather than study of scripture does that mean we are still in the mode of passion there is a difference between intention and execution when we become devotees or when we become purified it is our intention that becomes transcendent our intention becomes more and more to please Krishna but the execution of that intention will always be according to the body that we have that’s why I said the Pandavas are pure devotees but still they were not attracted to scriptures when Rupada wanted to test them they were attracted to sastric weapons but because their nature was kshatriya and they were serving Krishna through the kshatriya nature so it’s not necessary that a person who is of vaisya nature who has a very good capacity to deal with money, earn money give money in charity, arrange for fundraising, it’s not necessary that that person by the practice of bhakti will develop great love for Krishna but even that vaisya activity will be done with more of a pure intention that means one will do business but instead of doing it I have to get profit at all costs so even the vaisya activity is in the mode of passion you could say roughly but it can be done in the mode of ignorance where you know the way I run my business it causes death and destruction to others or I can do it in passion, I wanted the best and even if others get damaged I don’t care about that it can be any goodness, it can be any transcendence certain activities do need certain frames of mind so if somebody has to do business they have to be having that to some extent money consciousness not money consciousness in the obsession with money but they have to be aware of that so that’s not necessarily a deficiency in our devotion it’s more of how much is our intent to serve Krishna the intent is to serve Krishna so when even when you say I’m earning money if I’m thinking that okay by this I’ll buy a big house and then everybody will show how wealthy I am if I earn this money I can give more in charity and I can use it for Krishna and then we can have a beautiful temple for Krishna or you know I’m doing this coordinating this program I want to make sure that everybody gets a positive impression about Krishna so we try to make sure everything is organized properly so it’s more our consciousness and the intention which we are doing that matters so we don’t have to worry too much if our nature is what is engaging us in a particular way but it is true that we also as we grow older we may not be able to physically run around and do other services so at that time we will have to focus on hearing, chanting, remembering so we can try to try to also do those devotional services from the devotional service more but we have to see that more as a progression than as a rejection or as a disqualification that means okay I’m doing this service over here and I’m grateful that I can do the service over here if I can do this also it’s good if I can’t I’ll continue this and it’s not that I have to give up this to do that so we continue what we are doing and we see if we can do it more in a sattvic way or we can also do sattvic activities more