I was recently searching for a copy of Pseudo-Pilgrims, a parable that was often told by the late Sri Lankan monk Ven. Ananda Maitreya (Bhikkhu Bodhi’s preceptor). It was published in the Middle Way back in the late 1980’s or early 1990’s. Though I wasn’t able to find the original, I did come across a revised and expanded version of it under a different title. Here is a link to it...
The Forest and the Way Out
Pseudo-Pilgrims by Ven. Ananda Maitreya
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Pseudo-Pilgrims by Ven. Ananda Maitreya
Yena yena hi maññanti,
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
Re: Pseudo-Pilgrims by Ven. Ananda Maitreya
Thank you, Bhante for sharing. 
Thag 1.20. Ajita - I do not fear death; nor do I long for life. I’ll lay down this body, aware and mindful.
Re: Pseudo-Pilgrims by Ven. Ananda Maitreya
And the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus, saying: "Behold now, bhikkhus, I exhort you: All compounded things are subject to vanish. Strive with earnestness!"
This was the last word of the Tathagata.
This was the last word of the Tathagata.