Mevlana was a mystic who addressed all people, regardless of their faith or ethnic origin, speaking of love of God, truth, humanity and nature. He was born in the city of Balkh in Turkestan in the 13th century, and later settled in the city of Konya in Turkey with his father Bahaeddin Veled. He became one of the greatest mystic philosophers of all time, and laid the foundations of modern existentialism that had begun with Heraclitos. All the pleasures which God has granted man should be accepted as life itself, because life is full of extraordinary beauty. The object of existence is to feel that one exists, and experience the presence of God in all existence. The will of God lies in life itself, so making people aware of both themselves and love of God, other people, and the natural world. Mevlana wrote his quatrains for God the beloved and dedicated them to Him. He always wrote about the need for true existence. He wrote love poems to truth, that is, God. Divine love is the sole objective of spiritual life. Everything in the universe is spinning, and the dervishes seek true love of the divine by spinning themselves. Whirling to the enchanting sound of the ney, they attain consciousness of God.