Lets use the example of blaming to illustrate the Twelve Nidanas of dependent origination.

1. Ignorance (avijja): The person lacks understanding of the true nature of reality, including the interdependent nature of all phenomena.
2. Mental formations (sankhara): Due to ignorance, the person has formed habitual patterns of blaming others for their problems.
3. Consciousness (viññana): The persons consciousness is conditioned by these mental formations, making them prone to blaming others as a coping mechanism.
4. Name and form (nama-rupa): The persons body and mind manifest in a way that is susceptible to blaming others.
5. The six sense bases (salayatana): The persons sense organs interact with the external world.
6. Contact (phassa): The person encounters a situation or stimulus (e.g., a problem or challenge) that triggers their habitual pattern of blaming others.
7. Feeling (vedana): The person experiences an unpleasant feeling in response to the problem or challenge.
8. Craving (tanha): The person develops a desire to alleviate the unpleasant feeling by blaming others.
9. Clinging (upadana): The person becomes attached to blaming others as a means of coping with problems and difficulties.
10. Becoming (bhava): The persons clinging to blame reinforces their habitual patterns and karmic tendencies, perpetuating the cycle of blaming.
11. Birth (jati): The persons tendency to blame others manifests in the form of blaming and accusing others for their problems.
12. Old age and death (jara-marana): Unaddressed blaming can lead to negative consequences in relationships and perpetuate negative karmic patterns in future situations or even future lives.

In this example, we can see how the Twelve Nidanas apply to the arising and perpetuation of blaming. By understanding the dependent origination of blaming and recognizing the interdependence of the Twelve Links, a person can cultivate mindfulness and work towards breaking the cycle of blaming, ultimately leading to greater peace and freedom from suffering.

How to break cycle at each point:

Certainly. Here are some ways to break the cycle of blaming at each step of the Twelve Nidanas:

1. Ignorance (avijja): One can overcome ignorance by cultivating wisdom through study, contemplation, and meditation. By gaining insight into the nature of reality and the interconnectedness of all phenomena, one can recognize the role that ones own thoughts, emotions, and actions play in contributing to problems.
2. Mental formations (sankhara): One can overcome habitual patterns of blaming by cultivating positive mental states such as loving-kindness, compassion, and empathy. It involves recognizing other peoples viewpoints and problems, rather than jumping to conclusions about others and blaming them.
3. Consciousness (viññana): One can overcome negative patterns of perception by practicing mindfulness meditation, which helps to develop awareness of mental processes and reduce reactivity.
4. Name and form (nama-rupa): One can practice mindfulness of the body and mind, recognizing how internal factors such as emotions and thoughts contribute to blaming patterns. This can help to reduce attachment to those patterns.
5. The six sense bases (salayatana): One can reduce the impact of external factors by practicing sensory restraint, guarding the sense organs and avoiding situations that are likely to trigger blaming patterns.
6. Contact (phassa): One can cultivate mindfulness and develop appropriate responses to situations that trigger blaming patterns, recognizing the root causes of problems and taking responsibility for ones own role.
7. Feeling (vedana): One can develop equanimity and acceptance in response to difficult emotions, rather than letting them fuel blaming patterns.
8. Craving (tanha): One can work to cultivate healthy desires, such as the desire to be free from suffering or to cultivate positive qualities, rather than clinging to the temporary relief that blaming provides.
9. Clinging (upadana): One can practice mindful awareness of clinging patterns, recognizing how they contribute to ongoing suffering and seeking to break free from them.
10. Becoming (bhava): By cultivating positive habits and patterns of behavior, one can move toward becoming a more positive force in the world, rather than reinforcing negative patterns.
11. Birth (jati): By taking responsibility for ones own actions and recognizing the interdependence of all beings, one can work to cultivate positive relationships and avoid placing blame on others.
12. Old age and death (jara-marana): By working to reduce negative patterns in this life, one can avoid perpetuating them in future lives and move closer to liberation from suffering.