Lets use the example of resentment to illustrate the Twelve Nidanas of dependent origination.
1. Ignorance (avijja): The person lacks understanding of the nature of reality, including the impermanence and interdependence of phenomena.
2. Mental formations (sankhara): Due to ignorance, the person has formed habitual patterns of reacting to certain situations with resentment or bitterness, holding onto past hurts and grievances.
3. Consciousness (viññana): The persons consciousness is conditioned by these mental formations and is prone to perceiving situations in a negative light due to their resentment.
4. Name and form (nama-rupa): The persons psychophysical constituents manifest in a way that is susceptible to anger and bitterness.
5. The six sense bases (salayatana): The persons sense organs interact with the external world, and their resentful mental state colors their perceptions of what they encounter.
6. Contact (phassa): The person encounters a situation or stimulus that triggers their resentment, such as an interaction with someone who they feel has wronged them.
7. Feeling (vedana): The person experiences an unpleasant feeling as a result of the contact with the situation, reinforcing their resentment and bitterness.
8. Craving (tanha): The person craves a release from their unpleasant feelings and the desire to get back at or get even with the person who they believe has wronged them.
9. Clinging (upadana): The person clings to their resentment and bitterness, holding onto their anger and negative feelings towards the person and perpetuating the cycle of mental formations and karmic consequences.
10. Becoming (bhava): This clinging to resentment and bitterness reinforces the persons habitual patterns and karmic tendencies, leading to the formation of resentful thoughts and actions in the future.
11. Birth (jati): The persons resentment manifests in the form of negative thoughts and behaviors, reinforcement to the cycle of mental formations and karmic consequences.
12. Old age and death (jara-marana): The persons resentment, if left unaddressed, can lead to physical, mental, and emotional suffering and perpetuate negative consequences in future situations or even future lives.
Thus, in this example, we can see how the Twelve Nidanas apply to the arising and perpetuation of resentment. By understanding the dependent origination of resentment and recognizing the interdependence of the Twelve Links, a person can cultivate mindfulness and work towards breaking the cycle of resentment, ultimately leading to greater peace and freedom from suffering.

How to break cycle at each point:

To break the cycle of resentment at each point of the Twelve Nidanas, a person can take the following actions:

1. Ignorance (avijja): By cultivating mindfulness, actively listening to different perspectives, and questioning ones own biases and assumptions, a person can start to gain a deeper understanding of the true nature of reality and gain insight into the underlying causes of the situation that triggered their resentment.

2. Mental formations (sankhara): By practicing self-reflection and meditation, a person can start to become aware of their habitual patterns of thoughts and actions and work towards letting go of those that perpetuate negative emotions like resentment.

3. Consciousness (viññana): By developing mindfulness and being aware of ones own patterns of perception and interpretation, a person can learn to recognize when they are interpreting situations through a negative lens and work towards viewing situations more objectively.

4. Name and form (nama-rupa): By developing a regular mindfulness and meditation practice, incorporating physical activity like yoga or exercise, and engaging in activities that promote positive emotions like joy, a person can help counterbalance the physical and mental characteristics that contribute to their negative emotions.

5. The six sense bases (salayatana): By practicing restraint of the senses and developing awareness of ones own triggers, a person can reduce their exposure to external stimuli that trigger negative emotions like resentment.

6. Contact (phassa): By recognizing when they are encountering situations or people that trigger their resentment and working to disengage from those triggers, a person can reduce the amount of contact they have with external stimuli that lead to negative emotions.

7. Feeling (vedana): By developing mindfulness of their own feelings and emotions and working to process them in a positive way, a person can reduce their attachment to negative emotions like resentment.

8. Craving (tanha): By recognizing when they are experiencing craving for certain emotions or outcomes and becoming aware of any false sense of satisfaction that comes from holding onto negative emotions, a person can practice letting go of their attachment to those emotions.

9. Clinging (upadana): By cultivating awareness of how they are identifying with their negative emotions like resentment and working to develop a sense of detachment from them, a person can start to let go of their attachment to those emotions.

10. Becoming (bhava): By recognizing how their thoughts, speech, and actions are contributing to their karmic process and working to cultivate positive thinking and behaviors, a person can help break the cycle of resentment.

11. Birth (jati): By recognizing when they are acting out in negative ways due to their resentment and actively working to break the cycle of negative thinking and behavior, a person can help avoid perpetuating negative cycles of thought and behavior.

12. Old age and death (jara-marana): By recognizing the consequences of perpetuating negative emotions like resentment and actively working to break the cycle, a person can start to experience more positive emotions, greater peace, and a reduced likelihood of future suffering.