Sile:
The Seventh Day Adventist Church is not a "cult". It is a religion.
These basic issues are addressed at [
www.culteducation.com]
You will find an explanation of cults at this link. The Seventh Day Adventists are mentioned as a group that essentially evolved into the mainstream.
See [
www.culteducation.com]
These basic warning signs regarding group structure and dynamics are helpful to understand if a group or teacher is potentially unsafe.
Also see [
www.culteducation.com]
This is the "Recovery" page, which can help to "sort fact from fiction" in the recovery process. There is also a directory of helpful licensed counselors that have experience helping people in this area.
Again, this thread is not about Seventh Day Adventists, the general topic of cults or warning signs. This thread is about Ole Nydahl and his group called the Diamond Way.
Perhaps you should either start another thread on another subject or move to another thread?
You did say that you "don't have experience" with this group.