Lets use the example of someone refusing to take responsibility to illustrate the Twelve Nidanas of dependent origination.
1. Ignorance (avijja): The person lacks understanding of the true nature of reality, including the interconnected nature of all phenomena and the consequences of their actions.
2. Mental formations (sankhara): Due to ignorance, the person has formed habitual patterns of avoiding taking responsibility for their actions or mistakes.
3. Consciousness (viññana): The persons consciousness is conditioned by these mental formations, making them prone to avoiding responsibility.
4. Name and form (nama-rupa): The persons body and mind (psychophysical constituents) manifest in a way that is capable of owning up to their mistakes and the consequences.
5. The six sense bases (salayatana): The persons sense organs (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and mind) interact with the external world, including situations where they would need to take responsibility.
6. Contact (phassa): The person encounters a situation that triggers their refusal to take responsibility, possibly related to their own actions/ mistakes or their opinion/ point of view.
7. Feeling (vedana): The person experiences an unpleasant feeling such as fear or shame when faced with the situation that requires them to take responsibility.
8. Craving (tanha): The person develops a desire to avoid the unpleasant feeling by refusing to take responsibility, thinking that it would make them feel better.
9. Clinging (upadana): The persons attachment to their desire to avoid taking responsibility intensifies, and they cling to their refusal as a defense mechanism.
10. Becoming (bhava): This clinging to their refusal to take responsibility reinforces the persons habit and karmic tendencies to avoid responsibility.
11. Birth (jati): The persons refusal to take responsibility manifests as a lack of accountability and maturity, with negative consequences on themselves and others.
12. Old age and death (jara-marana): Unaddressed refusal to take responsibility can lead to physical, mental, and emotional suffering, and perpetuate negative karmic consequences in future situations or even future lives.
This example illustrates how the Twelve Nidanas can apply to various situations where a person is avoiding responsibility. One may recognize the interdependence of the Twelve Links, identify the cycle of suffering at work, and work towards breaking the cycle of avoidance, ultimately leading to greater maturity, harmonious relationships, and inner peace.

How to break cycle at each point:

Heres a demonstration of how to break the cycle of dependent origination at each point in the context of someone refusing to take responsibility:

1. Ignorance (avijja): Cultivate understanding of the importance of taking responsibility and the impact that their refusal can have on themselves and others. Educate oneself about the nature of reality and the consequences of actions, especially actions that involve shirking responsibility.

2. Mental formations (sankhara): Develop new, wholesome habits and patterns of behavior that prioritize taking responsibility. This will require a conscious effort to reinforce new patterns in the mind that replace old, unskillful habits.

3. Consciousness (viññana): Through intentional practice, the mind can develop a new cognitive bias that reinforces responsible behavior. Practicing mindfulness and reflecting on the consequences of actions can help to develop a new perspective that sees responsibility as a positive attribute.

4. Name and form (nama-rupa): Acknowledge the capacity to take responsibility, and consciously release the pattern of avoidance that has been cultivated through past conditioning. This can be done by recognizing the barrier that avoidance presents and intentionally choosing to take responsibility instead.

5. The six sense bases (salayatana): Through mindfulness practice, the person can become more aware of sensory experiences that trigger avoidance and learn to respond in a different way. Mindfulness can help to develop the skill of recognizing patterns of avoidance.

6. Contact (phassa): Respond skilfully to situations that require responsibility. This can be done by acknowledging the pattern of avoidance and reminding oneself of the importance of taking responsibility. Responding in this new way will help to weaken the link between avoidance and suffering.

7. Feeling (vedana): Through mindfulness practice, the feeling of avoidance that arises can be observed and allowed to dissipate without taking action. This will require a degree of equanimity and the ability to tolerate discomfort.

8. Craving (tanha): Recognize the desire to avoid responsibility and the discomfort that comes with it. Through mindfulness practice, one can learn to observe this craving without acting on it, eventually weakening its hold.

9. Clinging (upadana): Through mindful observation, the attachment to avoiding responsibility can be seen as a pattern of behavior that perpetuates suffering, leading to a conscious choice to break the pattern.

10. Becoming (bhava): Through conscious effort, a new habit can be formed that embodies taking responsibility, eventually leading to a new pattern of behavior and lessening the hold of the old pattern.

11. Birth (jati): Through habitual behavior that includes taking responsibility, the implications of refusing to take responsibility can be avoided. This will manifest as greater accountability, maturity, and healthier relationships.

12. Old age and death (jara-marana): By cultivating responsible behavior, negative karmic consequences can be avoided, leading to a more harmonious and peaceful life for oneself and others.