A Day at the Meta Lab

Inspiration In The Making: From coffee rituals to AR Breakthroughs, how innovation fuels the Epostle Vision.

There’s a kind of rhythm that forms when Father Vazken Movsesian and I (Gregory Beylerian) meet. Our gatherings have never been casual catch-ups, they’re rituals. Moments where ideas spark like flares in the night sky, where conversation becomes its own creative engine, and where inspiration flows as freely as the coffee we always share. Sometimes it’s his legendary Armenian brew, strong enough to alter the fabric of time, or an artisanal cup from a local roaster. Either way, coffee has become our silent companion, a symbol of the warmth and intention behind our partnership.

So when we stepped into the Meta Flagship store on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, we had to laugh. There, tucked between glistening devices and clean lines of futuristic design, was a full coffee bar, gourmet doughnuts, curated seating, the works. Whoever dreamed this up must have been tuned in to our wavelength. After our guided walkthrough with the Meta team, it became the perfect place to sit, sip, and let our minds stretch into the horizon of possibility.

We were there to test-drive Meta’s newest creation, released just a month prior, the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses and their accompanying neural wristband. As two longtime lovers of tech, and as the visionaries behind Epostle, these moments speak to us. Innovation, when guided by purpose, has always been one of our greatest tools. And Epostle’s work in education, outreach, and heritage preservation has been deeply intertwined with emerging technologies from the very beginning.

Today’s visit was no different. It was a look forward, a vision-quest into the future of how Epostle might evolve and serve in new ways.

We’re already immersed in virtual reality experiences through Meta’s Quest 3 system and Apple’s Vision Pro. But this was different. This was the edge of what’s coming in augmented reality, something lighter, more intuitive, more seamlessly integrated into daily life. And from the moment the Meta Lab team fitted us with the neural wristbands and placed the glasses in our hands, we could feel it: we were entering the first moments of a new chapter.

The experience was astonishing. Standing side-by-side, guided by the warm enthusiasm of the Meta team, we watched as a new world quietly shimmered into view. Messages appearing directly in the lens. Turn-by-turn directions floating before us like subtle constellations. Hands-free photo capture triggered with a simple gesture. And then the moment that truly stunned us: live translation, unfolding in real time as someone spoke.

Words materializing before our eyes, clear, instant, and deeply human. We looked at each other and immediately understood the scope of what this could mean. Not someday. Now!

Ideas poured out faster than we could articulate them. Each feature hinted at new possibilities for connection, storytelling, teaching, and reaching communities scattered across the world.

And yet, for all its brilliance, the technology is still in its infancy. Much of what we asked about is “too new,” still behind closed doors, not yet ready for release. Standing there, we felt the unmistakable sense of being at the frontier, witnesses to something both powerful and fragile in its beginning stages.

But with that excitement comes a recognition of the moment we’re living in. The past twenty years have unfolded at a pace the human mind was never designed to absorb. Today we see the consequences, disconnection, doubt, identity confusion, and a pervasive sense that the ground beneath us is shifting faster than we can stabilize. Younger generations, who never knew a world without constant digital stimuli, face these challenges in even deeper ways.

Yet this is not a reason to reject technology. It is an invitation, a call to remember what it means to be human.

This is where Epostle steps in.

Our mission has always been to reconnect people to the root source of existence, the light from which all spiritual insight emanates. Armenia’s monastic culture preserved this wisdom, the OG Christian message, through centuries of sacrifice, carrying it intact from 301 AD to today. Epostle exists to share this treasure with the world, in its clarity and its original form.

And so, when we explore new technologies, we do it not to add more noise to a noisy world,

but to build a bridge. In Armenian tradition, this bridge is symbolized by the sacred “Eh”,

the eternal vowel placed above every altar, signifying presence, open-heartedness, the divine spark within us.

Technology itself is neutral. It doesn’t judge. It amplifies the intention of the one who wields it.

Our calling is to infuse these tools with the essence of Eh, using them to uplift, reconnect, and remind humanity of its inherent light. To bring people closer not to distraction, but to depth.

Not to fragmentation, but to unity.

As we walked out of the Meta Flagship store that day, Father Vazken and I felt it clearly: this future rushing toward us can be a force for incredible good. If held with heart, it becomes a conduit for peace, understanding, and community across continents.

That afternoon, over coffee in the most unexpected of places, we caught a glimpse of a world where technology becomes a companion to spirituality, not its competitor. A world where Epostle continues its mission as a bridge, guiding humanity not toward fear and disconnect, but toward its highest potential.

And this is only the beginning.