The name ‘Myung Won (茗園) ’ translates into ‘tea garden.’ It represents the virtue of maintaining modesty, achieving harmony with nature, and respecting propriety. Myung Won emphasized that tea practitioners should maintain the mindset of “purity, virtue, harmony and respect.”
	Purity 淸淨 (Clear Purity) One can not achieve proper living and long-lasting inner peace through empty, false context. Tea has the effect of clearing one’s mind, and by drinking tea, the spirit of the people can reach the state of clarity and purity.
	Virtue 儉德 (Modest Virtue) Those who only pursue living in splendor can not acquire the true taste of tea. One’s modesty is the basic step towards becoming a person of virtue, and acquiring the true taste of tea.
Harmony 中和 (True Harmony) The harmonious cycle is as important with the people as with the spirits of nature. Only when all is in true harmony, will the true taste and spirit of tea emerge.
Respect 禮敬 (Propriety and Respect) Our thoughts and values are founded on the concept of Ren 仁 (humaneness), representing the humanitarian ideal. The tea ceremony must accompany one’s sincere respect for others. Only when mind and behavior are one, can the proper propriety of a tea ceremony be realized.