Let us be honest. No amount of  books and online resources are a replacement for practising this spiritual path with guidance from elders and real human contact. It is a community religion and it is not meant to be practised as a solitary practitioner. What you can learn these days on line is the background to our practise and there are excellent community pages where you can have your questions answered by trustworthy and knowledgeable practitioners.  I have always been quite critical of the online world, however, there have been excellent resources and and trustworthy practitioners sharing their knowledge. In…