The question is sometimes asked whether Sufism is a religion. Yes, Sufism is the religion, not a religion. As it is the religion, it has always been and will always be. What we call Judaism, Christianity, or Islam is all Sufism in its essence. The question of whether the Sufis have a religion, a form, or a dogma may be answered, "The Sufi is not subject to form or dogma, but the Sufi uses form and dogma as the soul uses a name and a form." The one who questions the importance of a name and form must first come out of his body and then ask, "Why is there a form?" He must become free from the name and form he has. A man carries in his heart his own name, yet he says, "Anything that has a name, I am against it."