Indeed, many thought systems state that mind existed before there were bodies. In other cultures we find a creative god or hosts of intelligent creative beings before the forms of nature came into existence. If we look around us, we see that creative processes are continuously taking place, because evolution is always developing more sophisticated expressions. The organizational structure of an ant hill cannot be derived from the individual reasoning minds of the ants themselves. Sophistication in adaptation has even been found in the growth pattern of bacteria, and there are indications that intelligent solutions can be recorded and transmitted genetically.
Mind works with thoughts.
Thoughts can, from one perspective, be regarded as entities which cooperate and interact. No being on earth consists of matter alone. In humans, very responsible partakers of the earth's ecosystem, mind is the most prominent aspect in which the ego is centered. The evolution of mind is the most fundamental feature of the human kingdom, and it is hoped that human mind will become more enlightened, more united with beauty, compassion, and wisdom. It is the human mind that makes cultures.