embodiment, intelligence, and the Tao

It seem clear to me that the "Mind" extends beyond the brain through the nerves, muscles, bones, cells, etc, to the *rest* of the body, so there can be no mind/body dualism. Learning is not a "brain" thing, and embodiment is not a matter of getting something that is empirically sensed *through* the body by the brain. The "Mind" seems too integrated of a system to say the brain is an information processor, and the body is an input device.

Given that, it seems easy enough to argue that the mind extends beyond the body to social groups, and beyond that into the affordances of socially-mediated objects -- the spoon has human intelligence designed into it. From there, one can argue to broaden "social groups" to include any living creatures, friends or foes, whose behaviors and practices we mimic, learn from, or use -- the dog sniffs out buried earthquake victims. Is it too far of a stretch to go there? Let's extend the mind further, into other non-human objects of "nature" and consider the "intelligence" of the raindrop or a crystal.

What is it that we know? Who are "we" and what knowledge is "ours"? If our mind extends beyond our brains, bodies, social groups, and species, then too so must our values and identities. Can we claim anything as "ours"?