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The Trackless Path

Jonathan McCormick

Words of wisdom for all those in search of the enlightened life that leads to the divine.

religion & spirituality philosophy

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2:05

The Cry of the Natives

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2024/08/01

A dream…You the policeman,I the wandering vagrant.You upholding the laws that join house to houseAnd field to field til there is no more room left in the earth.I complying, moving on from place to place.But everywhere I go, you find me.You are the policeman in every town I come to,The good guy, the one with the law on his side.But you remember that we were once of the same tribe,Friends and brothers,And you take it easy on me.I remember that you crept into my home and lay with my lady.That you took

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2:24

Half Breed

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2024/07/31

The lawn is overgrownAnd there's nothing I can do about itBecause I can't afford a lawn mower right now,Not even a $40 used lawn mower.As at other times in my life, I find myself waiting,Wanting to do the socially acceptable thingBut unable to do so because of finances.And so the grass and weeds grow up around meWith the flowers, flowers everywhere,In and amongst the weeds,A gift from one who years agoCared enough to plant them here.And until last night, I fretted about it.I concerned myself

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0:41

Lubrication

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2024/07/30

Lazy days, Putzing around the houseDoing this and that but with intention,Letting the oil of relaxation, repose, and recreationSeep in-between and lubricate The little movementsThat I might otherwise call work,As if there is enough time, enough money, enough loveTo nurture, ease, persuade, this frail bodyInto another year of living.

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1:01

Raymond Lessons 9 - Do it for Yourself

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2024/07/29

Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who helped prepare me for the road.To view previous lessons, look back through previous episodesLesson 9 - Do It for YourselfI have always struggled with this ideaSince it seemed self-centered.But I have to admit that when Raymond said it,There was a ring of truth.“I had a woman,” he said,“Down in Springfield.She was gorgeousAnd she wanted me to stay.But I found myself saying ‘I’ve got to go.’I’ve got to do this thing!Though I hated to leave.”And I think he

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0:52

True Ownership

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2024/07/28

Deep, deep, into the light there is a city,A country, forest, mountain, plain,Where nobody owns a single thing.And the residents dwell there alone,Alone and with their neighbor. And yet, they don’t protect. They don’t defend.They don't pretend that it is theirs.They renounce and renounce,And renounce againWith every breath their sacred claim Upon even themselves, And by so doingClaim The right to the world, the sky, the stars,And all that’s in them.And this is the paradox of true ownership.All

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0:12

To Those Who Wait

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2024/07/27

It appears that we don’t make opportunity happen.It seems to come to those who wait for itBut who don’t waste timeWhile they are waiting.

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0:23

Don't Waste Time

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2024/07/19

Opportunity comes to those who don't waste time.But that's not the same thing as being busy.You know when you're wasting time.Just stop doing thatAnd opportunity will come to you.

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1:32

Founded in the Absolute

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2024/07/18

It turns out that relative morality Is actually founded in a moral absolute.Some things are easy. Rape is always wrong.But it is the grey areas that make us wonder If there is no firm moral law.But when we look closer,We discover that circumstance decides.There is still a right and a wrong answer.We just may not be wise enough to see it.And there are even timesWhen the right answer Is that any choice will do.But in those circumstances, Choosing to not worry about itIs still the right thing to do.And

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0:59

Raymond Lessons 8: Keep Asking

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2024/07/17

Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who helped prepare me for the road.To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons.Lesson 8 - Keep Asking“Make a trade,” Raymond said.“Ok,” I said. And off we went.We tried a dealershipBut they were closed.And then we tried a guyWho just sold cars but he said no.“Do you know of anyone who might be interested?” Raymond asked.“Yeah, so and so.”“Ok,” we said.And we tried them, and they said maybe.“Ok,” we said.“Do you know of anyone else who

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1:08

Making Flowers

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2024/07/16

Melancholy and reflection are the poet’s friends.They leave and come again.They are the fertile soilThat works its way Between the toes of his imaginationAnd prod and shift the kindling firesOf his unknown, unseen, deeply buried passion.And, in time, with much wrestling, They bring forth the most delicate of flowers,Perfect curves and colorsFor the reader’s pastime hours.But little does the reader know what strivings,And what great waves heave within the soul.At times, the poet wonders if he’s been

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0:26

Ojibwe

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2024/07/15

They seek for their lost culture in the language,In the fishing, the ricing, and the dance.But they will not find it there.It was always found In the needThat they had for one other.That was what gave meaning to it all.Lose the need and you lose the culture.

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Gifts and Witness

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2024/07/14

The gifts of God are multitudinous,But the witness of God is the sameTo the heart and soul of man.And he who has experienced itKnows it.

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Raymond Lessons 7: Tell them

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2024/07/11

Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who helped prepare me for the road.To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons.Lesson 7: Tell themIf you are to receive the things you need,You will need to let people know What you are aboutSo be authentic. It is how every needful thing will come.

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1:11

Raymond Lessons 6 - Only Ask for What You Need

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2024/07/10

Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who helped prepare me for the road.To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons.Lesson 6: Only Ask for What You Need“Only ask for what you need.Calculate how much gas you’ll need To get to the next town of any size.And then ask for that amount.If they give you more,Give it away.“This is how it comes to me,” he said.And as if to punctuate this point,A little later, he came out of the grocery store.“Someone just gave me $35,” he said.“Come

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1:10

Raymond Lessons 2 - Count on Miracles

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2024/07/09

Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who helped prepare me for the road.To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons.Lesson 5 - Count on Miracles“Let go of what you do not need,” he said.“And go to the place you feel.I have take my shoes off on one side of the bridgeBecause they were falling off my feet,Walked across the bridgeAnd found another pair waiting for me.I have felt like going beneath a bridgeTo find a woman there, drunk,And delivering a baby.Several times, I have

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1:03

If I am Able

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2024/07/08

The truth is that I'm a leather trampBecause I'm broken to the grind.I can't go back forever.But by the grace of GodAnd the help of friends, there is some rubberTurning down beneath my wheelsAs I move down the highway,And gas within my tank.And I trust that it will be soFor as long as He sees fit, perhaps forever.Wouldn't that be a miracle?!But if it ever changesAnd I am seen for what I am,I won't complain. Did you knowThat once He said that he wants the worldTo see me how He

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Raymond Lessons 4 - Have Lots of Homes

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2024/07/07

Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who helped prepare me for the road.To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons.Lesson 4: Have lots of homesRaymond says, “The guy at the thrift store says I can sleep under his awning.And many people in this town have said That I can sleep on their porch.I am the homeless guy Who everybody knows.”And I think, what a mercy in the rainTo have a porch that you can sleep on.But Raymond spreads it around.He doesn’t stay too long.And that

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Raymond Lessons 3 - Sleep Out in the Open

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2024/07/06

These are lessons from Raymond, the homeless man I metWho helped me prepare to live on the road.To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons.Lesson 3: Sleep Out in the Open“Don’t sleep in some hole,” he said.And he warned of tweakers.And yet, he also said That after thirty years,He had never had any trouble.I decided to try “out in the open”On my first night back on the roadMostly because of the discomfortOf trying to sleep in the car.It was a pavilion in a park.And the next

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0:10

Heaven

The Trackless Path ·

2024/07/05

Rolling hills with a tank full of gasAnd no need to be anywhere Anytime soon.

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Raymond Lessons 2 - Travel Light

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2024/07/05

These are lessons from Raymond, the homeless manWho I met in Missouri, and who helped me When I was preparing to make my journey by foot.If you are tuning in late and want to see previous lessons,Find the playlist on my channel entitled: Raymond Lessons.Lesson 2: Travel lightRaymond had no more than a backpack.A hybrid kind, not a back-packers packJust slightly larger than a normal backpack,But with straps.And for that, it was half empty.What was inside I am unsure, except he saidHe had a bunch of

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