"...the forces or processes of the material world..."
Forces have no material manifestation. They have no material existence. They come from somewhere but it's not the material world. What could we be describing here?
Let me try from a different perspective.... something can't manifest...
Every state of being is a manifestation of mind. You may not necessarily recognize it as such. You may instead attribute this state of being as to some "natural" consequence.
Here's where it gets fun. The word nature comes from the Egyptian 'Ntr' (no vowels in this language) meaning "of the...
Any what precisely is the "state of being engaged" other than the decision to become a married couple?
Amusement... again, we've been over this. A state (of mind) of being amused.
Nope. I noted the same meaning in this case because it's the same Latin root.
Lain men (meaning "to think") comes from the same Latin root as mens meaning the mind.
Mens rea, commonly used in common day law, means "a guilty mind".
Heck, the word "men" is used in title of beings (us) that are...