Resorting to a guru

 Resorting to a guru, today in the 21st century may be anachronistic. I am not questioning the need of a 'research guide'. He guides you to the right books or other references. But that person is a far cry from the Vedic guru, possibly''

in any age, there has been/will be a need of a guide, who/which can be in any form, till the evolution of the being reaches a point when he will not have any doubts ****ut the basic questions of life, whi**** called self realized state or most evolved state
he will not be in need of books or teachers , he being himself ****ok and teacher
proof of pudding--if the result is the enlightenment, le**** happen in any way, with/without guru/book/guide/own eff****r on its own.
let this be understood once that enlightenment is the end all and be all of life and it is a reality not an assumption/feeling/c​onjecture/mood
it is worth the life's effort, priority no 1, very very serious matter, not a matter of stopping at study/debate/, it is a matter to be attained in reality.
it decides whether the life lived is a super success or utter failure, despite a  thousand other attainments