>my first attempt was
>
>ti munje le menli ku ta
>
>but it occured to me that "le menli ku" would probably be taken to mean
>"the/a-thing-described-as-a mind" whereas i want it to be more or less
>an idea of a mind rather than any specific mind or minds
How about {ti munje le'e menli ta} or maybe {lo'e}