Whatever you do, don't listen to anyone who tells you that you first need to cultivate virtuous states of mind or have some kind of blessing or be the owner of some rare dharma objects or master a long-dead language. You've already got everything you need to get started.
For example, some of the basic 'things not to do' (sorry the correct word eludes me at the moment) is no harsh speech, dont steal, no divissive talk, do not kill, etc. (found in the noble eightfold path). I think this is a great starting point,